The r/AntiWork subreddit suddenly went private on Wednesday following a Fox News interview between anchor Jesse Watters and one of the moderators, Doreen Ford, a 30-year-old dog walker.
Now, this online group is locked from view. “We’re closed while we deal with the cleanup from ongoing brigading, and will be back soon,” the mods wrote in a message to the forum. On Reddit, “brigading” refers to a coordinated effort from one group to disrupt another subreddit’s work: downvoting comments to censor them, spamming with posts and messages.
The community, which describes itself as “a subreddit for those who want to end work, are curious about ending work, [and] want to get the most out of a work-free life,” was created in 2013 and since then has become one of the fastest-growing groups on Reddit with over 1.7M members.
Ford was chosen to speak on behalf of the community with Watters. Unfortunately, the interview diverged from discussing the antiwork movement to focusing on the moderator and their life aspirations. Ford’s appearance on the show attracted criticism, making followers worried about how the movement came off on TV. Read on for the whole interview.
The popular AntiWork subreddit suddenly went private after one moderator decided to go on Fox News
After receiving backlash for the interview, the mods decided to temporarily shut down the site
This did not go well with the community members, and here’s how they reacted
#1 The Post Responsible For Shutting Down R/Antiwork? I Took This Screenshot About 15 Minutes Ago. This Post Has Over 100 Awards In Approximately 1 Hour. Now R/Antiwork Is Gone
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#2 You Go Antiwork Mods!
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#3 Got Banned For This Of Course, This Sentiment Should Be Kept In Mind Going Forward
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#4 Fox Won This Round
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#5 Not Sure If There Is A Better Place For This Lol
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#6 Antiwork Banned This Before Going Private
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#7 Antiwork Could Save Others From Terrible Managers, But Not Itself
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#8 A Conversation With The Mod That Did The Interview On Fox News
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#9 Everyone Right Now:
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#10 Antiwork
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#11 A Two Part Story
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#12 A Meme For My Fellow Refugees
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#13 Hello There
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#14 When You See Your Dog Walker On Fox
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#15 Don’t Forget Why We’re Here
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#16 Anyone Would Do The Same
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#17 Instead Of Acting Like Adults And Realizing They Messed Up
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#18 I Was Banned From A Certain Thread For Talking About The Interview
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#19 The Absolute State Of The Sub After That Disastrous Interview
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#20 Antiwork Banned This Before Going Private
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#21 Antiwork
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#22 Transparency Is Key
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#23 This Is What A Mod Should Be
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#24 Lack Of Preparation Killed R/Antiwork
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#25 Pretty Accurate Representation Of Aw Sub Right Now
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#26 Antiwork
#27 “Trolling”
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#28 Antiwork
#29 Antiwork Banned This Before Going Private
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#30 Seriously, Thank You
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