Think this case in particular is pretty interesting. Former default subreddit and one of the largest on the site (Top 20 at least).

I think /r/videos is where we’ll see how things actually play out with the reddit admins. I’m guessing at some point the admins will step in and replace the mods.

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    In fact, this has happened many times already, and most people don’t know about it. One I remember personally was r/PresidentialRaceMemes in 2020. They made some bullshit accusation about the mods making posts to increase activity (literally how Reddit itself started), removed them, and installed some tool from r/Neoliberal to ensure when the primary wrapped up they would all fall in line. They turned the place into a dull replica of r/PoliticalHumor.

    Reddit makes an assessment about whether it can co-opt political communities which challenge official narratives. If they can, they will attempt a mod coup. If they can’t they’ll ban it.