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The allegation surfaced when Reddit admin, Sporkicide, posted a note looking for new mods as those working previously were found to have violated the site’s user agreement. When asked for details, Sporkicide said:
There was a representative from EA directing moderators to remove posts and prevent certain links from being posted. In exchange, moderators were given perks including alpha access. This had been going on for a while and is completely unacceptable, whether you were personally the moderator to yank the post or not. It appears to have been clear to all moderators what was being asked and what was being provided in return.
Following this, one of the ex-mods, Unwanted_Commentary, stepped up and claimed that he was the one who reported on his colleagues for accepting bribes. According to him, he was “demodded” due to his suspicions and now that the story has come to light, he’s being attacked. Here’s his post in full:
I’m the ex-moderator that finally found the time to report them for all of the shady shyt they have been doing over the course of the last year. They originally demodded me due to my suspicion that the subreddit was filled with paid reputation management accounts. Since this has gone down, these accounts have been assaulting my character nonstop, trying to drag my name through the mud. Here’s the basic rundown regarding the moderators:
The allegation surfaced when Reddit admin, Sporkicide, posted a note looking for new mods as those working previously were found to have violated the site’s user agreement. When asked for details, Sporkicide said:
There was a representative from EA directing moderators to remove posts and prevent certain links from being posted. In exchange, moderators were given perks including alpha access. This had been going on for a while and is completely unacceptable, whether you were personally the moderator to yank the post or not. It appears to have been clear to all moderators what was being asked and what was being provided in return.
Following this, one of the ex-mods, Unwanted_Commentary, stepped up and claimed that he was the one who reported on his colleagues for accepting bribes. According to him, he was “demodded” due to his suspicions and now that the story has come to light, he’s being attacked. Here’s his post in full:
I’m the ex-moderator that finally found the time to report them for all of the shady shyt they have been doing over the course of the last year. They originally demodded me due to my suspicion that the subreddit was filled with paid reputation management accounts. Since this has gone down, these accounts have been assaulting my character nonstop, trying to drag my name through the mud. Here’s the basic rundown regarding the moderators:
- They accepted favors in return for moderator actions.
- They farmed the subreddit nonstop for YouTube revenue by stickying videos made by the moderators and adding referral links in the sidebar.
- They tried to cover up the bribery by banning users who tried to expose them
- They willingly suppressed criticism of the game through moderator action
- They turned a blind eye to the massive astroturfing operation that is underway in the subreddit.
- They exposed personal details about users that were confided in private.
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