Name: On Strike 2023-06-05 23:21
Stack Exchange Moderators Are Going On Strike
Sojobo1 1287 points
Always love to see good-faith workers pushing back against exploitative corporate ratf*cks.
Especially when your company is largely based on their labor.
timmyotc 569 points
Not to mention they aren't even paid. They aren't even asking to be paid
https://old.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1418jhj/stack_exchange_moderators_are_going_on_strike
Moderation Strike: Stack Overflow, Inc. cannot consistently ignore, mistreat, and malign its volunteers
As of today, June 5th, 2023, a large number of moderators, curators, contributors, and users from around Stack Overflow and the Stack Exchange network are initiating a general moderation strike. This strike is in protest of recent and upcoming changes to policy and the platform that are being performed by Stack Exchange, Inc.1 We have posted an open letter addressed to Stack Exchange, Inc. The letter details which actions are being avoided, the main concerns of the signees, and the concrete actions that Stack Exchange, Inc. needs to take to begin to resolve the situation. Striking community members will refrain from moderating and curating content, including casting flags, and critical community-driven anti-spam and quality control infrastructure will be shut down.
https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/389811/moderation-strike-stack-overflow-inc-cannot-consistently-ignore-mistreat-an
Sojobo1 1287 points
Always love to see good-faith workers pushing back against exploitative corporate ratf*cks.
Especially when your company is largely based on their labor.
timmyotc 569 points
Not to mention they aren't even paid. They aren't even asking to be paid
https://old.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1418jhj/stack_exchange_moderators_are_going_on_strike
Moderation Strike: Stack Overflow, Inc. cannot consistently ignore, mistreat, and malign its volunteers
As of today, June 5th, 2023, a large number of moderators, curators, contributors, and users from around Stack Overflow and the Stack Exchange network are initiating a general moderation strike. This strike is in protest of recent and upcoming changes to policy and the platform that are being performed by Stack Exchange, Inc.1 We have posted an open letter addressed to Stack Exchange, Inc. The letter details which actions are being avoided, the main concerns of the signees, and the concrete actions that Stack Exchange, Inc. needs to take to begin to resolve the situation. Striking community members will refrain from moderating and curating content, including casting flags, and critical community-driven anti-spam and quality control infrastructure will be shut down.
https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/389811/moderation-strike-stack-overflow-inc-cannot-consistently-ignore-mistreat-an