And Reddit is paying some moderators. It's called the Community Builders Program; they are mostly paying people to moderate UK- and India-specific subs. US $20/hour; most volunteer mods know nothing about this but it's in the open.

Article: https://reddit.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4418715794324-C...

Announcement for India mods: https://www.reddit.com/r/IndianMods/comments/w4k4y4/launchin...

Discussion about UK mods: https://www.reddit.com/r/RoyalsGossip/comments/xfn4t2/adminr...

This is an initiative of the new VP of Community: https://communityvalidated.co/community-lessons/reddit-a-gli...