Reddit has taken over one of the biggest protest subreddits

Reddit is now in charge of r/malefashionadvice, which for a time was the largest subreddit shut down in protest of the platform’s API pricing changes. The subreddit is now open, meaning Reddit users can once again browse content in the community, albeit in restricted mode, meaning only certain users can make new posts.

As we reported last week, the moderator of r/mailfashionadviceThe subreddit, with over 5 million subscribers, had made the community private and was instead pushing its users towards Discord and Substack. At the time, the moderators were expected to be removed after receiving a message from Reddit admin (employee), ModCodeofConduct, telling them they would be replaced if they did not reopen.

Three former moderators of r/malefashionadvice explain ledge That he was removed from the subreddit on Thursday. “We were more or less expecting to be removed for the last few days,” a former mod who asked to adopt “Walker” says in an email. ledge, Now, there is currently only one moderator on the community’s model list: ModCodeofConduct. However despite the “restricted” status of the subreddit, someone was able to a post on thursday Which encourages community members to join Discord.

It looks like Discord is gaining some momentum. Another former mod, “zack” told ledge It had 2,000 users last week; Now, he says it is up to 5,000. “The community and regulars coming to Discord have been overall polite and good company,” says Walker.

Reddit did not immediately respond to a request for comment. At the time of this writing, ModCodeofConduct It also has a sole moderator:

Now, Based on Reddark Tracker, the Largest Subreddit Is Still Private r/streetwear, According to Zach, who told me last week that he is also a mod in that community, it has over 4 million subscribers. The subreddit also has a Discord.