Should Reddit Pay Moderators?

Alex examines whether or not content platforms like Reddit, Yelp, and Wikipedia should be compensating moderators. There’s been extended talks about gig economy platforms mistreating and misidentifying employees but what about volunteer moderators on forums like Reddit? As Reddit plots to go public at a $10 billion plus valuation, this dynamic between the platform and it’s unpaid moderation community could become very interesting. Should Reddit pay moderators? We’ve seen recently that Reddit mods can exert their power by taking communities private in protest of policy or rulings on the platform that they disagree with.

00:00 – Subscribe and Fight Big Tech
00:19 – Should mods be getting paid?
00:32 – Gig Economy backlash
01:36 – How this applies to content platforms
02:19 – Curation adds a layer of value
02:47 – Reddit IPO Impacting this?
03:22 – How some platforms compensate mods
04:37 – Are mods taken advantage of?
05:37 – Platforms that are trying to pay mods
06:35 – Would users pay for curation?
09:01 – Alt-Tech’s getting in on this
09:42 – Bifurcating content creation vs curation
10:34 – How much power do mods have?
11:44 – Money will have influence whether it’s from platforms or outside sources

Originally Aired: 01/14/22
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