About
AMAgeddon is a name given to the mass privatization of many subreddits on the aggregator site Reddit following the firing of the admin Chooter.
Background
Victoria Taylor, better known on Reddit as /u/Chooter, was a Reddit admin most notable for organizing many Ask Me Anything threads.[1] On June 2, 2015, it was reported that she was fired without notice. Several other mods were unaware of her firing after an AMA participant notified them that she did not get in contact with them.[2]
Notable Developments
Subreddit Blackouts
Following the announcement of /u/Chooter’s release, /r/IAmA was marked as private in protest. Following this, hundreds of other subreddits took to being marked as private as well, including over half of Reddit’s default subreddits. Subs shutdown include /r/art, /r/askreddit, /r/books, /r/fallout, /r/gaming, /r/gravityfalls, /r/music, /r/pics, and /r/montageparodies.[3]
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Search Interest
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