Reddit tried to sticky this post for moderators around 12p CST today, and they've since tried to bury it. Thought it might be good to back up the link here.
I wonder if they're just testing the waters to see if the sentiment has changed at all. They'll probably keep posting similar at regular intervals to verify that the backlash is subsiding.
I think it's less a change in sentiment and more if they've driven away all but the "true believers". I know the sub I modded lost almost all their long time active mods and are down to the bottom of barrel with a few exceptions (whom all don't seem long for the sub either at least at the time of my exit).