Reddit's latest policy change could stifle future protests against the platform

Reddit is changing its rules in a way that may ensure its mods never go rogue again.On Monday, Reddit's VP of community, Laura Nestler, announced in a post on the platform's r/modnews subreddit that the company was changing Community Type settings rules. Going forward, moderators will be required to submit a request to Reddit instead of being able to just change the setting immediately on their own.Community Type settings on subreddits are typically set by moderators and change a subreddit's vis