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My take on quarantined subreddits is that it’s just a tool to remove certain communities from the mobile app so they don’t get in trouble with Apple / Google (m
by klodolph 6y ago
My take on quarantined subreddits is that it’s just a tool to remove certain communities from the mobile app so they don’t get in trouble with Apple / Google (mostly Apple, I’m sure).
- Spivak 6y agoAnd also how to deal with communities that should absolutely not be spilling over into the rest of Reddit. Reddit, I think rightfully, quarantines a lot of ED related subreddits.
- the-dude 6y agoWhat does ED stand for?
- klodolph 6y agoEating disorder, I’m sure. There are pro-eating disorder forums around on the internet just like there are pro-suicide forums.
- lazyasciiart 6y agoeating disorder
- dredmorbius 6y agoEating disorder, as noted. "Pro-Ana" and "thinspiration are terms that appear, as examples. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro-ana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro-ana Several such subreddits are (IMO rightfully) banned or quarantined.
- tenebrisalietum 6y agoI think there's something to this, because on at least the iOS app, a quarantined subreddit basically looks like it doesn't exist at all, on the phone app.
- koheripbal 6y ago...and also how to avoid the media talking about it.