A fellow mod informed me that about it as I was laying in bed. Reddit sent a message to the mod team and after 1 hour demoded me. I didn't even had time to see it, never-mind respond to it.

Looks like we rattled reddit enough to start shooting. There goes all that fancy talk about our protest not affecting them much.

Just FYI for now. It's late here so I'll see how we proceed tomorrow.

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[–] vinceman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 60 points 2 years ago (5 children)

This could not be any funnier. Please reddit, take legal control of the piracy subreddit, right as you take the experienced mod team out. I'm sure everything will go fantastic.

[–] bootyberrypancakes@lemmywinks.xyz 24 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Reddit will sure be a lovely site in a few months…

[–] infinitevalence@discuss.online 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

May their shareholders weep.

[–] hemmes@lemmy.one 6 points 2 years ago

If you take away what the people want

You’re gonna have a bad time. ⛷️

[–] PB-and-Jon@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

I'm sad to see what has happened to the community I've been a part of for the better part of my life.

[–] CrimsonOnoscopy@beehaw.org 9 points 2 years ago

[removed by reddit]

[–] sharpsphere@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

they're gonna love that sweet, sweet liability

[–] simin@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

lol yeah

[–] EcstaticHumility@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago

I had a good hearty laugh thanks to your comment.

[–] Iconoclast@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Haha what the fuck I really did NOT think they would do that to r/piracy of all things. Ah well fuck them and their shitty IPO. I‘m here with you guys for good, the structure of the fediverse suits our purposes and community better anyway.

[–] Contend6248@feddit.de 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I would imagine that can lead to legal troubles endorsing r/piracy willingly?

Accepting it is one thing, but forcing it to open is entirely different.

[–] Iconoclast@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 years ago

I would imagine too, but who knows, there is a different set of rules for companies and the rich.

Now that Reddit is asserting direct control over it, maybe they‘ll turn it into an anti-piracy sub to prevent any legal trouble.

[–] Vendetta9076@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Well I guess its time to flood r/piracy with magnet links as soon as the new jannies open it.

[–] frozengriever@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Also worth flooding them with ~~links~~ a map to where they can board the new ship where the 🏴‍☠️ flag still flies high.

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[–] primaryuser@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Bonus points if they're Nintendo games!

[–] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

why magnet links in particular?

[–] Vendetta9076@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I mean could be any link to copyright material but I generally grab magnet links so shrug

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[–] riskable@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Not sure about the optics of Reddit force-reenabling a subreddit devoted to piracy LOL

[–] VeeSilverball@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Coming soon: rebranding /r/piracy to "pirate cosplay"

[–] overzeetop@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nothing but pictures of John Oliver in maritime garb.

[–] minimar@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Is this the "sexy john oliver" thing people were talking about?

[–] Iconoclast@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

r/piracy after the IPO: piracy is unethical as it is stealing from the poor (companies). This is a community to discuss how to stop piracy and become responsible and dutiful consumers.

[–] XiELEd@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

"dutiful consumers" kinda icks me lol

[–] sol87@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

"In analyzing the availability of the immunity offered by Section 230, courts generally apply a three-prong test. A defendant must satisfy each of the three prongs to gain the benefit of the immunity:

The defendant must be a "provider or user" of an "interactive computer service".
The cause of action asserted by the plaintiff must treat the defendant as the "publisher or speaker" of the harmful information at issue.

3. The information must be "provided by another information content provider", i.e., the defendant must not be the "information content provider" of the harmful information at issue."

If Reddit the company is now picking and choosing who approves or blocks harmful information, are they an information content provider now? Are they liable if their chosen mods allow harmful content?

[–] arkcom@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Obvious that this is automated and will be going out to all subs. They definitely wouldn't go to bat to keep a piracy sub open, unless they're even dumber than I thought.

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

automated message, sure. But they demoded just me, which is obviously very exact.

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[–] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If reddit decides to moderate the Piracy subreddit directly, does that mean that they'll be responsible to respond to DMCA requests? If so, that's going to be a shitshow all in itself.

[–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

They are. That's why they're banning subs that are sharing links. R/piracy doesn't allow the sharing of direct links

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh shit, I didn't even notice what subreddit this was. Please PLEASE someone kick down their door (with legal actions) over this.

[–] Contend6248@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

Imagine fucking up that hard that pirates endorse DMCA

[–] onepinksheep@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (7 children)

So basically, according to Reddit, they own everything on Reddit. That means all the the CP, hate speech — and in this case, piracy — that are posted on Reddit are Reddit's responsibility. Bold strategy, cotton. They're basically waiving their net neutrality.

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[–] Spzi@lemmy.click 4 points 2 years ago

Whenever you see inserted words, please imagine an awkwardly moving but very colorful parrot squawking it.

The ability to ~~find and~~ make these ~~connections~~ prrrofits is incredibly important to ~~many people~~ ourrr sharrreholders, and ensuring that active communities are able to remain [a] stable and active ~~(and open)~~ source of prrrofits is very important forrr us!

Our goal here is to work ~~with~~ the existing mod team ~~to find a path forward~~ into exile and make sure your subreddit is usable for the ~~community~~ company which makes its ~~home~~ monnney here.

[–] CorncobTV@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Lemmy it is, then.

[–] citable6704@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

1: Funny we were all in here like two days ago saying "they'll probably be happy to have the piracy sub gone"

2: Any member of the existing mod team that helps them is a fucking scab

3: Everyone else has made a good point about some potential liability issues of reddit the corporation wresting control of the piracy subreddit into their own hands

4: There are so many layers of irony with a corporation saying people need to have access to the community that tells them how to commit copyright infringement and then forcing that information into the open despite what its caretakers wish.

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[–] dogmuffins@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

This is happening all over reddit.

Mods are posting all over the place saying "I have to bend over for the admins because if I don't they'll find someone else who will".

You do you but honestly I find this a bit weird. As an unpaid volunteer you don't have to do anything. Just resign. Reddit's not about to die but it's best days are in the past. I wouldn't want to be a part of the future of reddit.

[–] ethane@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Make sure you remove any and all bots created, and delete all the custom work you did. Reddit can probably restore it, but it'll take them time and effort to do so.

[–] lka1988@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

They can restore the bot accounts, sure, but they can't restore the servers that run those bot accounts.

[–] Beardliest@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Lol, gtfo. Fuck that place anyway.

[–] nusirojonel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago

That was enough to get me to officially sign up here.

[–] sider222@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

I like this ship we building here. Lets make it good for sailing again bois.

[–] hydra@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Move all the information here and run power delete suite on you reddit accounts while you still can with links to join-lemmy.org, I think that will hurt them quite a bit.

[–] atlasraven31@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Arrgh, if it be mutiny then we stand by ye captain. Unfurl the sails and man the cannons ye land'lubbers.

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