I'm posting this outside the main threads because I haven't seen this angle discussed enough. I hope this is in-depth enough to pass as a thread here.

Am I the only one who thinks this blackout business is a page out of the SJW manual and exactly what we should be fighting AGAINST, not supporting? As far as I understand, this is how it went:
1) Person who is important to a small niche and almost no one else gets sacked for not illegitimate reasons, aka acting against the interest of the employer. The way this sacking is handled is corrupt, but this in itself does not justify the following actions...

2) In retaliation, a group of elites who are part of this niche collude, use their power in order to fuck reddit up, at the expanse of its users

3) Worse, said group use their position as community leaders to unashamedly shove their agenda down people's throats

4) Users are not properly surveyed if they would like to participate in denying themselves service

This is a textbook example of abuse of power to further an agenda that most people don't care about. The mental gymnastics needed to support this while attacking media corruption is mind-boggling. Has everyone lost their senses?
Do you want to deny Reddit service and ad money? State your case reasonably, let people decide what they want to do with their free time and which site gets their money. Don't use your position of "power" ( :^) ) to force people to listen to you! That's not how ethical activism should work.
Crucially, it's also something a pro-GG person can't support without feeling the sharp sting of hypocrisy as GG has (rightfully) protested similar tactics in the past.