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Reddit's latest policy change could stifle future protests against the platform

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Reddit is changing its Community Type settings rules to allow moderators to take their subreddit private or change its age restrictions.

In June 2023 , thousands of Reddit communities, known as subreddits, changed their Community Type setting from public to restricted or private in protest of the company's recent changes to its API .

The social media platform now has less wiggle room for its community to partake in protests.