In shocking move, Reddit hits back at moderators over API price hike protests
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In a shocking development, Reddit moderators, who participated in the protests against the company over its API pricing change, were reportedly being removed from their position. The moderators who were being suspended were the ones who changed their subreddit's label to Not Safe For Work (NSFW). The label indicates that sexual content is allowed on the subreddit. The ongoing protests began on June 12 when many Reddit communities went private to show their displeasure over the planned price hikes for API requests that forced several third-party apps to stop operations from June 30.It is believed that the moderators were suspended for changing their communities to NSFW. Usually, when a subreddit is flagged as NSFW, Reddit adds an age warning before allowing desktop users from acce...