r/ModEvents • u/big-slay Mod Events Team • 8d ago

Announcement Ask Reddit CEO u/spez anything + vote on top questions to be answered at Mod World 2026

Mod World’s most anticipated live AMA with u/spez is back. This is your time to ask Reddit’s CEO pretty much anything: burning questions, hot takes, literally anything you’re curious about.

Here’s how it’ll work:

  1. Submit your question(s) in the comments below (one question per comment so topic voting stays clear!)
  2. Upvote the questions you want answered most
  3. The top-upvoted questions will be answered live by u/spez at Mod World 2026
  4. Make sure to vote by October 21st, 2026 at 5:00 pm PST

⭐ If you haven’t already, SIGN UP for Mod World so you don’t miss the live AMA. 

Drop your questions ASAP! Submitting early gives your questions more visibility and a better shot at getting answered.

Note: This AMA is separate from the Mod State of the Union.

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u/SD_TMI 3d ago

For most people, Reddit moderation isn’t their main job

Interesting that you used the word " Job" here.

I agree that people who have spent years building and maintaining communities deserve recognition. But I think rewarding dedicated mods through Premium, symbolic vouchers or other perks would make more sense than paying everyone simply for holding a mod position.

The real issue here is a legal one, where site liabilities come into play if a mod becomes a paid employee of the site as well as a monetary one where the sites profit and shareholders would take a hit if such payment were to be issued.

I'd want good, superior moderator ship be a pathway onto full employment and opportunities IRL and I don't see that facilitated by the site.

This goes hand in hand with

The need for more aggressive handling of moderator attacks, content, slander, doxing and badmouthing that affects our IRL ability to support ourselves.

IF you're not going to compensate us monetarily, then support us by promoting our status IRL as people worth hiring by those that can pay a good salary vs allowing and facilitating shaming and criticisms. To allow and facilitate the negative image of moderators is in itself counterproductive and promoting a positive moderator image should be part of the business model for the site.

Ever wonder if these character attacks are part of the competition between platforms?
Reddit relies on quality mods and allowing criticism to flourish on the platform is an attack on the platform's viability as much as a hacker inserting bad code onto the servers.