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Mods react as Reddit kicks some of them out again: “This will break the site” (arstechnica.com)
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[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If they'd added, yes. But removing it completely is just a way to hide how many are on the platform.

Or left in a protest

[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 1 points 1 day ago

You’ve got that backwards.

Active users are literally all that matter. When a user is banned permanently from Reddit, they aren’t unsubscribed from any subs. They’re still included in the total subscriber number.

Showing total subscriber numbers is hiding the details. Showing active user counts is the opposite.