Many communities have reopened in read-only mode, and some may stay fully dark for longer.
A spokespersontold the Vergethat so many subs going private at once caused some expected stability issues.
The site was intermittently unavailable for most of Monday morning.
There was a flurry of media coverage, includingours.
But,Ad Week reports, advertisers are watching the situation closely.
Its unclear whether that is actually the case, though.
One of the major issues at stake is accessibility for people who use tools like screen readers.
Both developers see the exemption as a short-term Band-Aid to allow their apps to keep running.
So even with the exemptions, blind readers will not get the full site experience.
I went to r/bettafish, r/plantedtank, and r/shrimptank to read discussion and recommendations.
Reddit is one of the few places where content is publicly readable and curated by enthusiasts.
Reddits own moderation tools have always been inadequate to cover the wide variety of tasks that moderators do.
Reddits CEO announced that the companyis working on new moderation features, which have not yet been rolled out.
But Reddit has been promising better moderation tools for years.
While a strike or a blackout may be themost visibleaction in a campaign, its never theonlyone.
A strike is almost always preceded by dozens of smaller actions.
Fixed-length walkouts and strikes are one possible step on the chart.
The idea is to send a message:This manyof us arethis committed.
After that, you dont stop.
You get more and more media attention; the company suffers more and more from lost business.
Collective actions are effectivebecausethey are part of a larger escalation.
So why come back after two days?
For another example, r/AskHistorians exists as an educational resource for Reddit users and the general public alike.
The sub organizing the protests, r/ModCoord,has posted a message about next steps.
More than 300 subs have pledged to stay dark until demands are met.
These include r/aww, r/funny, and r/videos.
