Reddit Announces Removal of ‘Reddit Gold’ In-App Awards System
Confusing times over at Reddit, as the platform continues to clash with its user community – which, in Reddit’s case, is also largely its moderation team, its content management engine, etc.
The use of volunteer mods for each subreddit essentially meshes the user/host dynamic, which in Reddit’s case, has often meant that the platform has had to bow to users more than it would like.
It’s now looking to address this imbalance.
As some subreddit mods continue their strike action in response to Reddit upping the price of its API access (putting popular third-party apps out of the market), Reddit’s now also announced that it’s ending its popular Reddit Gold offering, which provides a way for users to acknowledge each other with a form of in-app currency.