Reddit is taking control of large subreddits that are still protesting its API changes

Reddit is serious about ending the blackout API protests that have kneecapped the platform since last month.Most subreddits have since reopened amid threats from the company to remove protesting communities’ mods. But, some have continued to stay private, locking visitors out and blocking users from posting. And Reddit is making good on those threats.Reddit has just booted the moderators at ​​r/malefashionadvice for refusing to reopen the subreddit, reports The Verge, which spoke to the now-former mods. With more than 5 million members, r/malefashionadvice appears to be the largest subreddit that the company has taken control of as a result of the API blackout protests. The protests were originally slated to last for two days, but have continued on at some subreddits for weeks.The only mod at ​​r/malefashionadvicenow is “modcodeofconduct,” a Reddit account run by the company and used to facilitate the transfer of subreddit moderator privileges.  SEE ALSO: Reddit relaunched r/Place public art canvas. Redditors immediately protest on it. The account is also listed as the mod on a number of subreddits, which gives a peak into other communities that the company has taken control of from its previous moderators. r/homeautomation and r/ShittyLifeProTips, with more than two million and over one and a half million members respectively, are two other large subreddits now controlled by Reddit. The modcodeofconduct account currently controls 11 subreddits of varying size. However, over the past week, the account has posted in 14 different subreddits looking for new mods for each community, meaning that some of…Reddit is taking control of large subreddits that are still protesting its API changes