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Reddit Is Finally Facing Its Legacy of Racism

• aspenmayer 6y ago
  For those who have trouble with the link: https://web.archive.org/web/20200612123831/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/06/reddit-racism-open-letter/612958/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200612123831/https://www.theat...
• bawolff 6y ago
  The problem with reddit is it seems to mostly crack down on stuff when the press is bad. Radical free speech is a view i can respect. Making an intentional healthy and respectful community via a strong moderation policy is an alternative policy that i can also respect. However, cracking down when the press is bad but otherwise mostly not caring unless it is eggregious is a hard position to get behind morally.
• koheripbal 6y ago
  It's really just standardizing on a subset of hatreds vs others. There are still many subs dedicated to Hate - but hate directed at people deemed "acceptable to hate" by social media. Platforms that use simple voting tend to spiral into deeper and more extreme ideological bubbles. As that happens, the platform alienates more and more people, until it passes into obscurity, or is shut down for transitioning into advocating violence.
• TechBro8615 6y ago
  Get rid of default subreddits. Subscribe only to what you want. Problem solved.