After looking into it more, I doubt the mods are involved. They actually seem to be teaming up with us on this one. Even most of the default subreddits are closed, some possibly for good. So unless they're putting on a very elaborate act, which I don't think most of them are smart enough to do, this is purely the admins.

This might be the point where the admins have deemed the mod cabal no longer necessary, and now they're being lined up against the wall with the rest of us. Actually, that makes sense. For the past couple of years they've been purging the cabal of all but the most elite members.