Reddit CEO Steve Huffman has hinted that in future some subreddits could be paywalled, as the company seeks to devise...
“I think the existing, altruistic, free version of Reddit will continue to exist and grow and thrive just the way it has,” Huffman said. “But now we will unlock the door for new use cases, new types of subreddits that can be built that may have exclusive content or private areas, things of that nature.”
Usually 1984 comparisons are whack, but this is some "Ministry of Love/Peace/Truth" shit where you coat all the terrible things you do with a glurgy layer of ultra-positivity.