Reddit reports 18% reduction in hate content after banning nearly 7k subreddits

Post by thunkpad » Sat, Aug 22, 2020, 11:12 PM UTC

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Yeah I lurked for way too long. Spent like half of yesterday rate limited, which is understandable. :) I actually have a few mutuals who have been on the ground in Portland and I'm in the southeast. I had seen this stuff when it first happened but it's just hard to pay much attention with other deadly force being deployed IMO. If you google Skylor Jernigan, you get nothing but local articles. There's a strong false e…

> nitpicking out individualized acts of violence to discredit a large, decentralized movement That would forbid criticism of any violent decentralized movement. > There's a strong false equivalency being deployed there. I don't think there's any equivalency. There's no widespread looting and assault from the center or the right here. Antifa specifically are willing to use violence to suppress disbelievers as part of…

Post by thunkpad » Wed, Aug 26, 2020, 3:49 AM UTC

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> That would forbid criticism of any violent decentralized movement. Establish a pattern of behavior? > There's no widespread looting and assault from the center or the right here. I know it's low hanging fruit but do you find this compelling?: https://www.businessinsider.com/right-wing-extremists-kill-3... > and have handbooks re: playing to the invisible audience, goading people into fight responses, etc. Who is an…

> Especially in a country where crime reporting is run through an institution with ties to white supremacy I think we're done here.