"When a public community goes private, all redditors (even members of that community) lose access to the community and its content. Outside of extenuating circumstances, communities should honor the expectations they set - public communities should remain accessible to all; private communities should remain private."
"Whether or not Reddit has been discussing this change prior to the Reddit blackout protests of last year, it'll be hard for users to see this as anything but a change meant to stifle future dissent."
"According to Nestler, in an interview with Reddit has been talking about this change behind-the-scenes since she joined the company in 2021."
"In June 2023, thousands of Reddit communities, known as subreddits, changed their Community Type settings from public to either restricted or private in protest of the company’s recent changes to its API."
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