February 6, 2021 12:29 am
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/5/22269093/reddit-r-wallstreetbets-rouge-mod-moderator-takeover
Reddit stopped rogue r/WallStreetBets mods from taking over the community
Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets has grown significantly due to the community’s role in driving up the stock prices of companies like GameStop, AMC, and Nokia, and the whole saga has garnered so much attention that there are currently many movies and a TV show in the works. But that increased attention has also put strain on the r/WallStreetBets community itself, forcing Reddit to step in to help sort things out.
The trouble started Wednesday night, according to The New York Times, as some r/WallStreetBets moderators talked with each other about trying to get a movie deal. On Thursday morning, “the WallStreetBets moderators who were considering the film deal began booting out other moderators who had questioned them for secretly trying to...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/5/22269093/reddit-r-wallstreetbets-rouge-mod-moderator-takeover
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