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I regularly check the comment history of reddit users when I come across a particularly egregious trolling comment on subreddits like /r/news and /r/politics. U

I regularly check the comment history of reddit users when I come across a particularly egregious trolling comment on subreddits like /r/news and /r/politics. Users who frequented /r/ChapoTrapHouse are a real problem, and lately I'd been seeing that subreddit in people's comment history more often than /r/The_Donald (which had withered considerably from its peak). This isn't a case of Reddit simply picking an obscure target for the sake of "balance"; they were going after a real problem.

chiefalchemist 6y ago
With the subreddit(s) gone there will be no comment history. You've now lost signal, some added context. We all have. The subreddit(s) isn't the problem. It's a symptom. Extremists feed on marginalization. It's a rallying cry. Reddit has served its community. Fair enough. But it's ultimately a balloon grab. There will be unintended consequences. Further marginalizing the frustrated won't stop those feelings.