John Oliver Reddit Video has taken the internet by storm. In June, protests erupted across Reddit as users called for changes in how the social media platform was being run.
Thousands of subreddits went dark, with some of the biggest only allowing pictures and videos of the comedian John Oliver.
According to the community moderators, who are commonly referred to as mods, the recent protests on Reddit were triggered by comments made by Steve Huffman, the CEO of the site.
In interviews with NBC news, and The Verge, Huffman shared his plans to modify the platform, enabling users to vote out protesting moderators. Additionally, he emphasized that the protests do not accurately reflect the values of the larger Reddit community.
The Protests
The crux of the protests was Reddit’s intention to charge developers of third-party apps for browsing the site. Many of Reddit’s users rely on these apps to access the site on their mobile devices.
Popular apps such as Apollo, Reddit is Fun, Sync, and ReddPlanet said that they would be shutting down due to the costs they would have to cover.
In response, more than 7,000 subreddits went dark, with an estimated 3,600 still inaccessible. Despite Huffman’s comments, some of the larger subreddits held online votes to decide whether to return to business as usual or change their focus.
The John Oliver Reddit video Takeover
The results of these votes are staggering. Some of the subreddits have completely changed their focus to images and videos of John Oliver. r/pics has become dedicated to pictures of Oliver “looking sexy.”
The subreddit’s rules state that any picture of Oliver is allowed, as the comedian is “always sexy.”
Oliver himself took the situation in stride, tweeting that the community’s work was “excellent,” and urging Redditors to “have at it.” He then proceeded to post a series of images that could, at best, be described as unconventional.
Other subreddits have also remained active while changing their communities to fit within Reddit’s rules. r/iPhone now focuses on “dashing images” of Apple CEO Tim Cook.
Moderators of r/scams have approved content at a much slower rate, taking up to 14 days to review a post instead of a few minutes.
Reddit relies heavily on its community of moderators to keep the site functional. In addition to a few paid administrators, there are tens of thousands of unpaid moderators across the platform. They spend one to two hours per day ensuring that their subreddits are free from off-topic comments, banned content, or even illegal content.
