1. Get rid of old.reddit (im not count that - it’s low hanging fruit)

2. Block web access on mobile.

3. Require non-VoIP SMS for signup and login

4. Lock all content behind a loginwall, Pinterest/(& Twitter?) style

5. Lock replies and posts behind a paid tier

6. Lock content more than x months old behind a paid tier

7. Eliminate all NSFW content

Kill off Old Reddit and force everyone to use the redesigned site. Lock as many useful features behind Reddit Premium as possible. Take a page from Tumblr and ban NSFW content to be more friendly to advertisers. Those are just a few things off the top of my head. Maybe do something with crypto and NFTs. People love that.

Ban NSFW posts entirely. Require subreddits to pay to be private. Take over/shut down subs that don’t make enough ad revenue for their subscriber count. Corporate sponsored/run subreddits plus taking over popular subs to hand over to corporate sponsors. New premium currency to spend on enhanced up/down votes (10x effect normal votes, no limit to use on posts/comments). Newer Reddit to replace old and new Reddit. Updated app required to browse on mobile, requires notification permissions to run. Ban subreddit customization. Subs must allow image posts and use chat. Block linking to 3rd party image and video hosts.

Following twitters current move (intentional or not) of requiring the users to log in to see or do anything

@swnt Spez will just keep doing what he's doing because he doesn't know how to be different. Who knows what new counterproductive idea he'll force on the people there. Fidelity just reduced the valuation of the company - again. At some point between Fidelity and Tencen the investors may throw his ass out, which would be fitting. Eventually happens to people with Hubris like his.

Next bad decision: no usernames, you must use your actual government name and verify not by email, but with a photo or photoscan of a government-issued ID. This will be done in the name of cracking down on bots and troll farms, but will have the unintended consequence of driving off anyone with half a brain cell about how your internet history can come back to haunt you straight off the platform.

Do nothing about the obvious bot reposts overwhelming the first page of /r/all

Selling "Blue Check" Verified accounts for a subscription. Well, I mean after killing NSFW content. Obviously.

1. Reddit Platinum/Premium/Orange gives you an orange check by your name, for the low cost of $10/month
2. old.reddit actually still exists, but only if you pay for Reddit Platinum
3. In order to vote you must have Reddit Platinum
4. Actually, in order to become a moderator you must have Reddit Platinum - that's right, you have to pay them to volunteer. And you still have to follow the Mod Code of Conduct.

Time to kill OldReddit. Let's get everyone onto the gloriously redesigned Reddit.

Ignore the power of communities like r/WallStreetBets to fuck up their IPO

To stop scrappers, offer the same pricing as API to anyone using the web version of reddit. (New or old doesn't matter.) Ordinary users have to pay, per thousand comments, to see reddit.

Actually, do the same thing with the official app (since folks could otherwise use it for free and take screenshots or something). But leave the ads in too.

Cut 50% of paid staff to save costs. Then the subreddits have free reign to post NSFW or whatnot without consequences.