Minecraft's devs exit subreddit after Reddit's ham-fisted crackdown on protest

https://www.pcgamer.com/minecrafts-devs-exit-its-7-million-strong-subreddit-after-reddits-ham-fisted-crackdown-on-protest/

The Minecraft subreddit won't be a source for official Mojang communications going forward due to spez's idiocy and the API changes.

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gk99@kbin.social · 16 pts · 3y (1 reply)

That's actually pretty crazy. Is this the first major official team to bail on reddit because of these changes? And such a hugely popular subject, too.

OpenStars@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y

I think most are still waiting it out, like r/Firefox is still shut down tight from the protest, perhaps hoping for a reversal or at least getting to the July 1st deadline.

Sam_uk@kbin.social · 9 pts · 3y (1 reply)

So how do we get them on https://kbin.social/m/minecraft

UnhappyCamper@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y

They said you could reach them on Discord, so I suppose a person could ask them to come over from there

LollerCorleone@kbin.social · 5 pts · 3y (3 replies)

Did Reddit really think they can force other companies to use their platform?

OpenStars@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Um... yes? Spez basically said that there's nowhere else for them to go. He was wrong, but that's what his answer was.

slicedcheesegremlin@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Spez: where can other companies go, lol good luck finding a platform other than Reddit
Microsoft: makes their own forum
Spez: :0

OpenStars@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y

Spez is a zero alright:-P

phantomslave@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y

I saw the tweet from slicedlime and was absolutely shocked! I wonder if we'll see more companies following suit?