That makes bans seem arbitrary in nature, and thus provokes this kind of reaction. The problem - in my eyes, at least - appears to be a selective enforcement of this line: some vulgar subreddits are shuttered while others live on.
REDITR SUBREDDITS BY NAME FREE
Yet, though Reddit does its best to allow free speech, there is clearly a line that needs to be drawn. The site’s worst trolls are notorious for making parts of Reddit an utter cesspool of vitriol. Reddit is representative of many different kinds of views and interests, right from harmless fun like cats, parenting, cooking and travel, to more sensitive topics such as race, sexuality and more.
Their response? To flood the site with content that harasses Reddit CEO Ellen Pao. Many are also threatening to leave the community in response to the ‘censorship’. A vocal part of the Reddit community is - unsurprisingly for anyone who knows anything about the site - furious about the ban on these groups. We are learning and hopefully improving as we move forward,” the blog post further explained.įeign astonishment for a moment. “It is not easy to balance these values, especially as the Internet evolves. We want as little involvement as possible in managing these interactions but will be involved when needed to protect privacy and free expression, and to prevent harassment,” Reddit said in an announcement. “Our goal is to enable as many people as possible to have authentic conversations and share ideas and content on an open platform. They include r/fatpeoplehate, a subreddit that - as the name suggests - was a place for comments about fat people, and is the largest of the five with over 5,000 subscribers over 150,000 subscribers ( h/t The others include r/hamplanethatred (3,071 subscribers), r/transf*gs (149), r/neof*g (1239) and r/shitni**erssay (219). Reddit, the hugely popular online community know as the ‘front page of the internet’, has dropped the hammer on five groups on its site judged to be in violation of its policy against harassing users.
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