Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

The mods are NOT the commenters. There's a difference. Twitter moderates its own content via algorithms. Reddit still has comments in the same way Twitter does. But moderators literally moderate the content to make sure it's good and engaging and THAT'S what drives reddit.


The mods are also moderating voluntarily.


They are 'paid' with the power to promote certain opinions/ideas/products while suppressing others.

The most active+powerful mods are doing it as a form of activism, not as 'unpaid community builders'.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: