The middle ones, the 'biggest mods' pay Reddit a LOT of money to keep their status so they are untouchable. Those are the worst of them too.
These are the ones who refuse to pay a lot ($5k is nothing compared to what some of the bigger ones have given) and are the ones willing to fight the admins. They are just being replaced, likely by alts of the 'biggest mods' but I can't confirm that.
Because it doesn't seem like the top mods could afford the whale lifestyle.
Special Interest Groups pay them directly to allow or remove content so Reddit can pretend they aren't involved. They make a lot of money by moderating based on how companies tell them.
Does "biggest mods" include these power mods that control dozens of the top subreddits or only smaller scapegoats?
The middle ones, the 'biggest mods' pay Reddit a LOT of money to keep their status so they are untouchable. Those are the worst of them too.
These are the ones who refuse to pay a lot ($5k is nothing compared to what some of the bigger ones have given) and are the ones willing to fight the admins. They are just being replaced, likely by alts of the 'biggest mods' but I can't confirm that.
Isn't it more likely that some org "hiring" the powermods pays the money? Because it doesn't seem like the top mods could afford the whale lifestyle.
Special Interest Groups pay them directly to allow or remove content so Reddit can pretend they aren't involved. They make a lot of money by moderating based on how companies tell them.
Some yes. Awkwardtheturtle was hit. N8thegr8 (on his alt Karmanacht) was hit.
merari never joined the blackout so is save.
Oh shit, you're right. Awkward has been suspended. No amount of loyalty to The Cause is sufficient. If they disobey their masters, they're punished.
I hope the tens of thousands of hours xhe spent doing it for free was worth it. Must be feeling super good about that right now.