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Megathread for Reddit Blackouts and News - Week 1
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this post was submitted on 12 Jun 2023
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Would love to see a list of large subreddits that aren't participating and the statements (if any) they put out explaining why.
Dunno if it counts as large, but r/Ukraine is understandably staying open and made a statement in support of the blackout
The sysadmin sub isn't participateing because it is a major resource for patch Tuesday
The mod team has a strong "keep the trains running" mentality.
The mod team is high on their own farts. Was told point blank when I started in the field "Don't rely on r/sysadmin for anything. You'll get worse than wrong information there."
Comes with the job I suppose.
r/Australia made a half-arsed "we support the movement, but we're not going dark" post which was met with much ridicule from the community as "pissweak" and "a very Australian response, like our climate change policy".
/r/Games basically said they wouldn't close up because it's Summer games news week so why hurt the people coming to the subreddit? But also some kind of "we stand with the blackouts so we'll make some very light changes in protest".
I've generally liked and preferred Games to other choices on Reddit, but it showed they just didn't care. Went ahead and unsubscribed because of that weak response.
Yeah, I didn't understand that either. Its not like video games are some sort of resource that lives may depend on, like r/ukraine which is more understandable. Oh God we wouldn't want to miss a Nintendo Direct or something, would we? 🙄
I can kinda, sorta understand their reasoning and I think Summer Games Fest is very awkward timing for them to blackout.
If they don't participate in further protests (and I see more blackouts happening), that's when we know they're full of shit.
There is an education based sub I was an active member of. Last I checked they have not gone dark or made an announcement. But people might depend on it for school and exams. So I’m OK with them not going out. They also are not huge.