Mods react as Reddit kicks some of them out again: “This will break the site”

Under new rules rolling out over the coming months, a small number of users will be required to leave some of their moderator posts so that they aren't moderating more than five subreddits with 100,000 monthly visitors.

Reddit said the change only affects 0.1 percent of our active mods" and will help enable diverse perspectives and experiences." But mods whom Ars Technica spoke with have different views.

New limits on how many subreddits users can moderate

A recent post on the r/modnews subreddit announced plans for new restrictions on how many subreddits users can moderate. Those who currently don't meet those restrictions will be asked to leave their post(s) or seek an exemption(s). Reddit hasn't finalized the requirements for exemptions but says it's working on them with moderators.

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