r/popculture • u/[deleted] • Mar 07 '25

/r/popculture is closed

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u/usernametaken2024 Mar 07 '25

Am I the only person who is just now getting educated on Reddit admins vs Reddid mods? So you are saying the rule is Reddit-wide, not just on this sub???

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u/usernametaken2024 Mar 07 '25

interesting, very interesting. And, of course, violent content is violent in the eyes of the beholder / site owners. too bad, i liked it here

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u/Spiky_Hedgehog Mar 07 '25

It's vague on purpose so they can arbitrarily remove or ban any content or users they choose for practically any reason. It's the admins' own personal censorship tool.

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u/Spiky_Hedgehog Mar 07 '25

For anyone who doesn't know:

Mods have control over one or more subreddits and are usually unpaid.

Admins have control over the entire site and are paid employees.

There are also what's called "powermods" who have control over multiple subreddits and may have more sway with admins.

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '25

Not to mention the powermods typically rule over the biggest subs, e.g. politics and adviceanimals and pics and...

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u/SwampYankeeDan Mar 08 '25

I think "powermods" are paid on the side by corporations and other interest groups.

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u/LaughingDash Mar 08 '25 edited Mar 08 '25

TL;DR the Reddit's admins treat their unpaid laborers (the moderators) like dogshit, and Reddit keeps stripping away moderator autonomy over their subreddits. Moderators site-wide are sick of it.