Reddit CEO Plans to Weaken Moderator Power After Blackout Protests.

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman plans to change the site's rules to allow users to vote out moderators of subreddits, saying the current system is "not democratic" and compared it to a "landed gentry." This follows a 48-hour blackout by close to 3,500 subreddits protesting Reddit's new pricing policy. Huffman believes it's "really important" to ensure "protests, now or in the future, are actually representative of their communities." While some subreddits have returned, others remain inaccessible, saying their "core concerns still aren't satisfied." Huffman has no set timeline for his proposed changes and won't have paid Reddit staff become more involved in subreddit moderation.