Source: comment thread in r/interestingasfuck stating that it has not become a ‘porn sub’. It only for nsfw because they also do malicious compliance.

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    The list of maliciously compliant subs that reopened is inspiring

    • /nofans (previously a nsfw sub) now dedicated to air cooled PC
    • /shitposting now banning all posts with the letter “k”
    • /horny (obvious what this was) is now a Christian Minecraft server

    Ahhhh, democracy.

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      • /memes is only allowing memes that mention “landed,” “gentry,” or “medieval.”
      • /iOS seems to be NSFW shitposts
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      r/art is only allowing posts of John Oliver “looking artsy” r/WellThatSucks is only posts of vacuum cleaners now

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      as fun as all this is, it’s counterproductive.

      Right now it’s only giving spez a lot of extra traffic from people wanting to be creative and people wanting to see the shit storm. If people keep enjoying literal subs with shit posts, he doesn’t care as long as he gets traffic and users before the IPO

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        I say it’s super productive. People go to Reddit because others have already done the work to vote the best content for consumption. For majority of Reddit users who just passively consume info (and maybe vote), seeing John instead of cats will significantly reduce their interest in Reddit.

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          Agreed that it’s probably not productive for reducing traffic. That being said, I think the novelty will wear off.

          Also, this whole situation is just amplifying the protest’s message (landed gentry lol). His 180° decision to threaten the removal of protesting mods just boosts my favorite internet phenomenon - the Streisand effect!

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            Plus, it may hurt the public offerings - Investors don’t like uncertainty, and seeing that the users may at any point completely alter a subreddit could make them skittish

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    r/piracy is currently voting whether to return to normal or allow only pictures of John Oliver as a pirate

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    Honestly this is trolling Reddit and i love it, destroy the point of the sub, go absolutely literal. And I’m here for it!

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    What’s funnier are the people going “😭😭 muh content”. Imagine being that addicted to Reddit.

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      the few communities I was most active in are not even here, and I haven’t missed them. The content is great, but I’m more community driven tbh, and this platform has been more engaging overall. I think that will be a factor in who chooses to stay, and hopefully for the better.

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      In the short term, people will come by to lollygag. In the long term, there’s only so much John Oliver anyone wants to see in a day, so traffic to those subs will likely fall.

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      It temporarily boosts activity, but that’s useless activity. It’s not going to help Reddit in the long run, and in fact will diminish Reddit’s value if it goes on long enough.

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      If I wasn’t already over reddit, seeing these protests would have honestly probably lead to me check out the other websites. People want to go where the entertainment is.

      Seriously, these protest posts are top-tier internet shenanigans. This is the type of internet that I know and love. These types of shenanigans are what drew me to the internet so much in the first place.

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    My only hope this that this goes hand in hand with deleting posts prior to this. Leaving them up leaves them on Google and people can still interact with them.

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      That’s the most fkd up thing about this whole thing. It’s more authoritarian than I am comfortable with. And an obvious f u, scumbag shit.