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They took over the main politics subreddit in 2016, one of the worst things I’ve seen happen online. Crickets.
by EasyTiger_ 7y ago
They took over the main politics subreddit in 2016, one of the worst things I’ve seen happen online. Crickets.
- fareesh 7y agoBy all accounts it seems like there was a major reshuffling that took place on the night of the Democratic National Convention. The entire mood of the subreddit changed overnight from posts that vilified Sec. Clinton to posts that glorified her - it was completely crazy. I read that subreddit quite frequently during US election season and the difference was staggering. People dismiss it as "everyone rallied behind the nominee" - as someone who was there practically every day. It definitely wasn't that. There is definitely something shady going on with that subreddit in particular. Incidentally, the TV news media was also seemingly doing a blackout of the fairly heated protests taking place outside the building where all the disappointed Bernie folks were trying to get inside. I only found out of them much later from online videos.
- EasyTiger_ 7y agoYeah I used to enjoy the sub too, some interesting discussions that were usually polite. You are 100% correct it was overnight, there was nothing organic about that.
- nilkn 7y agoDo you have more information on this?
- colordrops 7y agoFrom the same journalist that broke the Snowden story: https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/963804731759038465 https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/963804731759038465