And how is this supposed to destroy Reddit? Different platforms have different censorship norms. Say “Israel bad” – get your Reddit ban. Say something non-praising about LGBT – get ban here. Say something about peace – and you’re banned in Russia.
Right, but Reddit’s whole schtick was that it was more of a free speech sort of place, so long as you didn’t do anything overtly illegal. That’s the user base it built. When you get rid of your user base, you typically destroy the site.
Just look at LiveJournal. Chased out the users because they wanted to clamp down on the gays in Russia, and I haven’t heard of anyone with a LiveJournal in over a decade.
“Reddit bans sexually suggestive images of children” that was in 2012. They were still cool with doxing on alt-right subs up until 2017. Were there overzealous mods in 2015? I’m sure there were, but as a whole, Reddit as a platform has historically allowed for an awful lot of shit in the name of free speech.
Admin-led bans were for a minority of things. “Jailbait” bans were admin required. Doxing bans were admin required. Now… Pro-Luigi bans are admin required. Bans when posting about protests being admin required is another step that seeks to alienate the userbase, IMO.
And how is this supposed to destroy Reddit? Different platforms have different censorship norms. Say “Israel bad” – get your Reddit ban. Say something non-praising about LGBT – get ban here. Say something about peace – and you’re banned in Russia.
“Say something non-praising about LGBT” will get you banned? I want to try that out!
Ahem: Some LGBT people I’ve met have been really boring!
I feel so attacked and/or seen
Well, you could always try and make up for it by having more sex on average than straight people. Zing!
Man, ragging on the gays like this is going to get me cancelled, I can feel it!
Wow, two days in a row, and it’s not even Pride!
Right, but Reddit’s whole schtick was that it was more of a free speech sort of place, so long as you didn’t do anything overtly illegal. That’s the user base it built. When you get rid of your user base, you typically destroy the site.
Just look at LiveJournal. Chased out the users because they wanted to clamp down on the gays in Russia, and I haven’t heard of anyone with a LiveJournal in over a decade.
When? 10 years ago, it was already a hunting zone for moderators. Not as bad as nowadays, yes, but bad nonetheless.
“Reddit bans sexually suggestive images of children” that was in 2012. They were still cool with doxing on alt-right subs up until 2017. Were there overzealous mods in 2015? I’m sure there were, but as a whole, Reddit as a platform has historically allowed for an awful lot of shit in the name of free speech.
Admin-led bans were for a minority of things. “Jailbait” bans were admin required. Doxing bans were admin required. Now… Pro-Luigi bans are admin required. Bans when posting about protests being admin required is another step that seeks to alienate the userbase, IMO.