Reddit's Power Struggles: Threats to Mods, Loss of Dev Support, and Impact on Blind Users

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman is facing backlash from moderators who are protesting his decision to increase the price of API access, effectively cutting off useful tools. Reddit has been threatening moderators of subreddits to force them to reopen, giving them ultimatums and warning of further action if they do not comply. Despite claims of making Reddit more democratic, Huffman's actions demonstrate a lack of willingness to listen to the community. Additionally, there are reports of Reddit admins helping to stage coups to oust protesting mods. As a result of the controversy, traffic to Reddit's advertising portal has noticeably dropped, raising concerns about the company's plans to go public.