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Well I wouldn't be surprised that they delete more stuff now. In that UCLA shooting a few days ago, the very top comment was a guy talking about how he was ther

by Buge 10y ago

Well I wouldn't be surprised that they delete more stuff now. In that UCLA shooting a few days ago, the very top comment was a guy talking about how he was there, and how he has multple confirmations that there were 4 shooters, at least 1 of which was female, clothing descriptions of what each one was wearing, the different locations where each attacked all over campus, how there were at least 7 people shot and at least 5 dead. It was all false. There was 1 single male shooter who shot one person then shot himself in 1 room.

partiallypro 10y ago
Eye witnesses aren't reliable, to be frank, even in court they aren't weighed heavily as evidence. So, I don't mind moderating that sort of thing, especially if the live update might actually put more people in danger, or if it perpetuates a rumor. That being said, the Reddit mods on /r/news aren't moderating those comments...they are actually moderating legitimate news sources that were reporting possible ties to radical Islam or ISIS. We do know from the FBI he actually called 911 before the attack and pledged to ISIS, so that's not something you can dispute. We also know he was under investigation, at one time, by the FBI. Yet the Reddit mods have chosen to delete those comments or sources.
ortusdux 10y ago
That does not explain deleting all references to red cross blood donation. http://imgur.com/a/l3EZj http://imgur.com/a/l3EZj
- MetaMonk 10y ago
  That was particularly weird, out of everything they could censor, why this?
  - Buge 10y ago
    Well there were 14,000+ comments on the thread. If they were quickly deleting a lot of stuff they could accidentally delete some things.
blantonl 10y ago
The flip side of that is a moderator that picks and chooses comments and threads to "moderate" while sitting behind a desk nowhere near the incident.
ithinkinstereo 10y ago
I'm not sure your example really applies here... the mods here seem to be deleting comments that identify the shooter's name and ties to radical islam. It's worth noting that even the FBI came out and stated possible links. /r/news is literally censoring news... These megathreads used to be the goto source for breaking news. The one on /r/news is a huge joke. Literally every comment is deleted... redditors are resorting to /r/askreddit and /r/the_donald to discuss the shooting! This is a big deal!
- jack9 10y ago
  Removed - [-]brettsinn 273 points 2 hours ago [removed] I found it really strange this wasn't the first thing I saw on the fp. Had to dig in order to find it. Not Removed - [-]JonBananas 106 points 2 hours ago It's the worst terrorist attack on US soil since 9/11 and there are almost zero threads about it. The mods are deleting things according to ever-changing standards. Reddits move toward censorship has been documented before. This is particularly jarring.
- Criticism123 10y ago
  The shooter was an registered democrat[1], Muslim and his father said that his son got "angry" when he saw two men kissing[2]. So it's OK now, just a cultural misunderstanding. Islam is religion of peace. [1] http://voters.findthedata.com/l/28019600/Omar-Mir-Seddique- http://voters.findthedata.com/l/28019600/Omar-Mir-Seddique- Mateen [2] https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedNews/status/742007747349188608 https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedNews/status/742007747349188608
exstudent2 10y ago
They're removing links to actual news articles.
giis 10y ago
Yes, agree when mods delete/remove comments that spreads false information or rumors. That's right thing to do, that's their task too. But looks like these (r/news) mods first deleted threads and created a single thread (after 5-hrs?) and made it as sticky so that it will never reach the front page. Then started removing comment, almost everything. This is the most blatant form of censorship.

by Buge 10y ago

partiallypro 10y ago

Eye witnesses aren't reliable, to be frank, even in court they aren't weighed heavily as evidence. So, I don't mind moderating that sort of thing, especially if the live update might actually put more people in danger, or if it perpetuates a rumor. That being said, the Reddit mods on /r/news aren't moderating those comments...they are actually moderating legitimate news sources that were reporting possible ties to radical Islam or ISIS. We do know from the FBI he actually called 911 before the attack and pledged to ISIS, so that's not something you can dispute. We also know he was under investigation, at one time, by the FBI. Yet the Reddit mods have chosen to delete those comments or sources.

ortusdux 10y ago

That does not explain deleting all references to red cross blood donation. http://imgur.com/a/l3EZj http://imgur.com/a/l3EZj

MetaMonk 10y ago
That was particularly weird, out of everything they could censor, why this?
- Buge 10y ago
  Well there were 14,000+ comments on the thread. If they were quickly deleting a lot of stuff they could accidentally delete some things.

blantonl 10y ago

The flip side of that is a moderator that picks and chooses comments and threads to "moderate" while sitting behind a desk nowhere near the incident.

ithinkinstereo 10y ago

I'm not sure your example really applies here... the mods here seem to be deleting comments that identify the shooter's name and ties to radical islam. It's worth noting that even the FBI came out and stated possible links. /r/news is literally censoring news... These megathreads used to be the goto source for breaking news. The one on /r/news is a huge joke. Literally every comment is deleted... redditors are resorting to /r/askreddit and /r/the_donald to discuss the shooting! This is a big deal!

jack9 10y ago
Removed - [-]brettsinn 273 points 2 hours ago [removed] I found it really strange this wasn't the first thing I saw on the fp. Had to dig in order to find it. Not Removed - [-]JonBananas 106 points 2 hours ago It's the worst terrorist attack on US soil since 9/11 and there are almost zero threads about it. The mods are deleting things according to ever-changing standards. Reddits move toward censorship has been documented before. This is particularly jarring.
Criticism123 10y ago
The shooter was an registered democrat[1], Muslim and his father said that his son got "angry" when he saw two men kissing[2]. So it's OK now, just a cultural misunderstanding. Islam is religion of peace. [1] http://voters.findthedata.com/l/28019600/Omar-Mir-Seddique- http://voters.findthedata.com/l/28019600/Omar-Mir-Seddique- Mateen [2] https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedNews/status/742007747349188608 https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedNews/status/742007747349188608

exstudent2 10y ago

They're removing links to actual news articles.

giis 10y ago

Yes, agree when mods delete/remove comments that spreads false information or rumors. That's right thing to do, that's their task too. But looks like these (r/news) mods first deleted threads and created a single thread (after 5-hrs?) and made it as sticky so that it will never reach the front page. Then started removing comment, almost everything. This is the most blatant form of censorship.