Posted on Jun 29, 2020
Reddit Bans The_Donald, Forum Of Nearly 800,000 Trump Fans, Over Abusive Posts
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Reddit announced on Monday that it is shutting down a forum dedicated to President Trump's most ardent fans, saying it repeatedly violates the online platform's rules against harassment, hate speech and content manipulation.
The community forum, known as a subreddit, was called The_Donald and had nearly 800,000 users. Trump himself has been known to share memes that posted to The_Donald and other parts of Reddit.
Long a magnet for conspiracy theories and sharp attacks on the president's critics, The_Donald has faced backlash before. Reddit has taken action over content encouraging violence and had threatened to block the subreddit completely if the moderators — who are volunteers — did not take down the abusive material.
Now, officials at Reddit have determined that the forum where die-hard Trump fans congregate online cannot police itself.
"Reddit is a place for creating community and belonging, not for attacking marginalized or vulnerable groups of people. Everyone has a right to use Reddit free of harassment, bullying, and threats of violence," the company said in new content rules it unveiled on Monday.
The community forum, known as a subreddit, was called The_Donald and had nearly 800,000 users. Trump himself has been known to share memes that posted to The_Donald and other parts of Reddit.
Long a magnet for conspiracy theories and sharp attacks on the president's critics, The_Donald has faced backlash before. Reddit has taken action over content encouraging violence and had threatened to block the subreddit completely if the moderators — who are volunteers — did not take down the abusive material.
Now, officials at Reddit have determined that the forum where die-hard Trump fans congregate online cannot police itself.
"Reddit is a place for creating community and belonging, not for attacking marginalized or vulnerable groups of people. Everyone has a right to use Reddit free of harassment, bullying, and threats of violence," the company said in new content rules it unveiled on Monday.
Reddit Bans The_Donald, Forum Of Nearly 800,000 Trump Fans, Over Abusive Posts
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It's about time these social media platforms stop giving a platform to racist content.
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SPC Kevin Ford
YouTube bans Stefan Molyneux, David Duke, Richard Spencer, and more for hate speech
YouTube is taking more action against supremacy channels and hate speech
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SSG Dennis R.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - I have Twitter, seldom active. I'm on FB, primarily to keep up with scattered relatives and 1 group - the Taylor Guitar owners. YouTube is great for a multitude of reasons. Now I'm on here and occasionally post on one other forum.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SSG Dennis R. - I worked on Project Milnet/Arpanet the Internet before it was called the Internet for the Military and "Social Media" is Just Many of the Same Styles of Communications we were using in the Navy Intelligence and WWMCCS Communications (Why Reinvent the Wheel) I'm on Twitter, Most of My Liberal Naval Intelligence Shipmates Talk on that Forum, I'm on Facebook since that is the Preferred forum for Family but I have been In Facebook Jail and Twitter Jail Several Times for Hurting Reich Wingers Feelings. I'm a Mean Bad Grandfather that Picks on Poor "Conservative" Snowflakes.
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