▲ 969 ▼ Remember when Spez said it was "It's time we grow up and behave like an adult company"? Apparently, that means paying himself $193 million and single-handedly tanking Reddit's profitability right b... (www.npr.org) submitted 2 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 120 comments fedilink hide all child comments Remember when Spez said it was "It's time we grow up and behave like an adult company"? Apparently, that means paying himself $193 million and single-handedly tanking Reddit's profitability right b...::undefined
[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 44 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is that the same Spez who moderated /r/jailbait? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 50 points 2 years ago (2 children) Wasnt that back when you could make anyone a mod, without their permission? If we're gonna point to things that spez actively has done, then theres plenty of shit.. Like knowingly letting all the pedo subs exist and run rampant (until the news media caught wind and hurt advertising) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago (2 children) Editing people's comments without their input/consents another big controversy with his involvement too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Yep, i just wanted to stay relevant to his seemingly pro-pedo stance and didnt want to make a comprehensive list. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Serinus@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago It was, but that has been dramatized and exaggerated. The comments he edited all said "fuck u/spez", and the edit was obvious. Y'all make it sound like subtle manipulation, which was presented as a danger, but wasn't what happened there. permalink fedilink source parent [–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) It is entirely possible he was tagged as a mod without knowing. At first. But if he wanted to he could have immediately removed himself. And then there's the fact that the main mod of that sub was given some kind of special custom flare permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) pretty sure it was a pimp flair, cant remember the exact name but it was something like that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Honestly I can't remember either? But I remember for sure it was something unique that was given to him by the administrators. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nomous@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Violent_Acres was his name I believe. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 50 points 2 years ago (2 children) Wasnt that back when you could make anyone a mod, without their permission? If we're gonna point to things that spez actively has done, then theres plenty of shit.. Like knowingly letting all the pedo subs exist and run rampant (until the news media caught wind and hurt advertising) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago (2 children) Editing people's comments without their input/consents another big controversy with his involvement too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Yep, i just wanted to stay relevant to his seemingly pro-pedo stance and didnt want to make a comprehensive list. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Serinus@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago It was, but that has been dramatized and exaggerated. The comments he edited all said "fuck u/spez", and the edit was obvious. Y'all make it sound like subtle manipulation, which was presented as a danger, but wasn't what happened there. permalink fedilink source parent [–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) It is entirely possible he was tagged as a mod without knowing. At first. But if he wanted to he could have immediately removed himself. And then there's the fact that the main mod of that sub was given some kind of special custom flare permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) pretty sure it was a pimp flair, cant remember the exact name but it was something like that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Honestly I can't remember either? But I remember for sure it was something unique that was given to him by the administrators. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nomous@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Violent_Acres was his name I believe. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago (2 children) Editing people's comments without their input/consents another big controversy with his involvement too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Yep, i just wanted to stay relevant to his seemingly pro-pedo stance and didnt want to make a comprehensive list. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Serinus@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago It was, but that has been dramatized and exaggerated. The comments he edited all said "fuck u/spez", and the edit was obvious. Y'all make it sound like subtle manipulation, which was presented as a danger, but wasn't what happened there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Yep, i just wanted to stay relevant to his seemingly pro-pedo stance and didnt want to make a comprehensive list. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Serinus@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago It was, but that has been dramatized and exaggerated. The comments he edited all said "fuck u/spez", and the edit was obvious. Y'all make it sound like subtle manipulation, which was presented as a danger, but wasn't what happened there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) It is entirely possible he was tagged as a mod without knowing. At first. But if he wanted to he could have immediately removed himself. And then there's the fact that the main mod of that sub was given some kind of special custom flare permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) pretty sure it was a pimp flair, cant remember the exact name but it was something like that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Honestly I can't remember either? But I remember for sure it was something unique that was given to him by the administrators. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nomous@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Violent_Acres was his name I believe. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) pretty sure it was a pimp flair, cant remember the exact name but it was something like that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Honestly I can't remember either? But I remember for sure it was something unique that was given to him by the administrators. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nomous@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Violent_Acres was his name I believe. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Honestly I can't remember either? But I remember for sure it was something unique that was given to him by the administrators. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nomous@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Violent_Acres was his name I believe. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nomous@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Violent_Acres was his name I believe. permalink fedilink source parent