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Discord bans r/WallStreetBets server, subreddit went private for a while

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Re: Discord bans r/WallStreetBets server, subreddit went private for a while

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Post by uoaei »

madeofpalk wrote: post #99
sickygnar wrote: post #60

Someone likely paid the platforms and/or admins to take them down

Did you're read the article, and the statement Discord put out? I think the stated reason is the believable. > Discord says it did not ban the server for financial fraud — rather, it was banned because it continued to allow “hateful and discriminatory content after repeated warnings.”

Excuses like this have been leveraged for centuries to oust people who the Big Guys don't like.

Not saying it isn't true, but what I am saying is that it puts in stark relief all the servers they are NOT banning due to similar/worse behavior.

Re: Discord bans r/WallStreetBets server, subreddit went private for a while

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Post by unethical_ban »

madeofpalk wrote: post #99
sickygnar wrote: post #60

Someone likely paid the platforms and/or admins to take them down

Did you're read the article, and the statement Discord put out? I think the stated reason is the believable. > Discord says it did not ban the server for financial fraud — rather, it was banned because it continued to allow “hateful and discriminatory content after repeated warnings.”

It is a shitty, disgusting and cowardly excuse, but I bet they're gonna go with "autist" and "retard" and etc. if they stick to that line.

Re: Discord bans r/WallStreetBets server, subreddit went private for a while

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Post by loceng »

zuhayeer wrote: post #45

The Reddit just got set to private too: https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets

Wow. Considering both the Discord server and the Subreddit are publicly available to everyone, there's no illegal activity that could have occurred on them. I wonder is someone trying to prevent the public/retail investors legally rallying on legal actions?

Re: Discord bans r/WallStreetBets server, subreddit went private for a while

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Post by ve55 »

SubiculumCode wrote: post #103
ve55 wrote: post #14

And they chose today as the best possible time to enact this ban? Really? I really think they should have put more thought into the timing of this decision; a lot of users are going to be upset and will suddenly start to realize that a single company has a monopoly on their online social life (this may seem like an exaggeration, but it feels quite true to me colloquially, especially if you're a younger US male and/or…

Discord, a monopoly?

When you're able to play a video game and have a large amount of users agree to use anything besides Discord, then I'll grant this objection. Until then, I'll refer to it as a monopoly (not over all communication of course, just within its own niche).

Re: Discord bans r/WallStreetBets server, subreddit went private for a while

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Post by darksinthe »

we neeed an alternative right now for a discord for rallying, this wasnt a coincidence that it got banned, someone got paid off, or many parties got paid off. SOMEONE NEEDS TO FIND OR MAKE AN ALTERNATIVE TO KEEP THIS ALIVE! buy $AMC and hold. Anyone have an alternative?

Re: Discord bans r/WallStreetBets server, subreddit went private for a while

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Post by TeMPOraL »

asddubs wrote: post #83
ve55 wrote: post #14

And they chose today as the best possible time to enact this ban? Really? I really think they should have put more thought into the timing of this decision; a lot of users are going to be upset and will suddenly start to realize that a single company has a monopoly on their online social life (this may seem like an exaggeration, but it feels quite true to me colloquially, especially if you're a younger US male and/or…

probably just an excuse and the real reason is that they want to stay out of trouble. (to state the obvious)

Aren't they opening themselves up to a world of hurt by this ban? I admit I don't understand securities law, but surely interfering with an ongoing stock bonanza like this should raise some authorities' eyebrows, particularly if it turns out someone from Discord side had a stake in the whole thing? I mean, surely they realized that this decision will directly impact the stock price.

Re: Discord bans r/WallStreetBets server, subreddit went private for a while

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Post by samatman »

madeofpalk wrote: post #99
sickygnar wrote: post #60

Someone likely paid the platforms and/or admins to take them down

Did you're read the article, and the statement Discord put out? I think the stated reason is the believable. > Discord says it did not ban the server for financial fraud — rather, it was banned because it continued to allow “hateful and discriminatory content after repeated warnings.”

Hah.

How long are we going to keep falling for this same shtick?

Seriously, are you naïve or is this bad faith? I can't tell anymore.

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