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Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian Resigns from the Board of Reddit

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Re: Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian Resigns from the Board of Reddit

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Post by cataphract »

CydeWeys wrote: post #5
s9w wrote: post #4

I really don't know what they want anymore. How much cleaner than Reddit does it get? There is nothing left that is even remotely controversial. I'm so confused. The way he said BLACK candidate also feels really weird. We get it - you want to virtue signal. Make it a little less obvious.

Are you joking? There's a huge number of cesspools still on reddit. Stuff like thedonald, theredpill, all sorts of blatantly racist/misogynistic communities.

From what I can see the_donald is effectively dead and theredpill is also quarantined so it might as well be, since quarantined subreddits are always eventually banned.

Re: Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian Resigns from the Board of Reddit

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Post by [deleted] »

minimaxir wrote: post #3

Relevant context: recently, former Reddit CEO Ellen Pao called out Reddit for their policies after Reddit did a statement on Black Lives Matter: > I am obligated to call you out: You should have shut down the_donald instead of amplifying it and its hate, racism, and violence. So much of what is happening now lies at your feet. You don't get to say BLM when reddit nurtures and monetizes white supremacy and hate all da…

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Re: Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian Resigns from the Board of Reddit

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Post by jimbob45 »

Reddit mods wantonly abuse their power and I'm not even talking about politics.

Ever been to r/science? 8/10 comments are deleted and those posts can't be read ever again (I'm understating that number, if anything). Honestly, half the reason I come here is because you can still view dead comments - censorship is a surefire way to get me to leave your community.

Re: Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian Resigns from the Board of Reddit

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Post by hart_russell »

minimaxir wrote: post #3

Relevant context: recently, former Reddit CEO Ellen Pao called out Reddit for their policies after Reddit did a statement on Black Lives Matter: > I am obligated to call you out: You should have shut down the_donald instead of amplifying it and its hate, racism, and violence. So much of what is happening now lies at your feet. You don't get to say BLM when reddit nurtures and monetizes white supremacy and hate all da…

But that's why she was ousted:

https://www.wired.com/2015/07/reddit-ceo-ellen-pao-steps-dow...

Turns out only allowing speech that you deem acceptable makes for a pretty boring internet forum.

Re: Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian Resigns from the Board of Reddit

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Post by chomp »

s9w wrote: post #4

I really don't know what they want anymore. How much cleaner than Reddit does it get? There is nothing left that is even remotely controversial. I'm so confused. The way he said BLACK candidate also feels really weird. We get it - you want to virtue signal. Make it a little less obvious.

A post on Reddit the other day said it best:

>People are being radicalized on your site. Ideological violence—murder—is committed by people who were heavily involved in hate communities on reddit that are still not banned as of today. All you jellyfish can muster up is some finger wagging and a yellow triangle to let them know that they've been so naughty that they get an ad-free experience and the inability to give reddit money through awards. Here I am wishing every subreddit could be so privileged.

Re: Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian Resigns from the Board of Reddit

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Post by throwaway45783 »

psychometry wrote: post #6
s9w wrote: post #4

I really don't know what they want anymore. How much cleaner than Reddit does it get? There is nothing left that is even remotely controversial. I'm so confused. The way he said BLACK candidate also feels really weird. We get it - you want to virtue signal. Make it a little less obvious.

You must be kidding. Please tell me you're kidding. Ever been to /r/the_donald? /r/conspiracy? /r/protectandserve?

What's wrong with /r/conspiracy?

Re: Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian Resigns from the Board of Reddit

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Post by eganist »

s9w wrote: post #19
ceejayoz wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, it's not. https://www.reddit.com/r/the_donald

It's really not - look at the dates. There was some bullshit going on, there is nothing left.

> Only approved users may post in this community.

So now it's the truest propaganda machine, you're saying. Approved users only for consumption by a dedicated subscriber base.

Re: Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian Resigns from the Board of Reddit

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Post by [deleted] »

eganist wrote: post #13
s9w wrote: post #4

I really don't know what they want anymore. How much cleaner than Reddit does it get? There is nothing left that is even remotely controversial. I'm so confused. The way he said BLACK candidate also feels really weird. We get it - you want to virtue signal. Make it a little less obvious.

lead-ish mod /r/relationship_advice here nope. The horrors we ban for are usually considered (by their submitters) to be perfectly normal, and we often have people starting debates with us about our own rules because other subreddits permit passive bigotry across race, gender, orientation, etc. There's a lot. You've just closed your eyes to it. We've had mods quit because of the volume of crap.

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Re: Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian Resigns from the Board of Reddit

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Post by [deleted] »

s9w wrote: post #9
psychometry wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You must be kidding. Please tell me you're kidding. Ever been to /r/the_donald? /r/conspiracy? /r/protectandserve?

TD is gone for a long time now. r/protectandserve is a reddit for police officers as far as I know? Not sure what's controversial.

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