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> Big Tech censorship Pretty much all the subs like the the_donald, republicans, conservative, asktrumpsupporters that are against the big tech censorship will

> Big Tech censorship Pretty much all the subs like the the_donald, republicans, conservative, asktrumpsupporters that are against the big tech censorship will censor (ban) you for just showing their hypocrisy. I clicked on few links or r/RedditAlternatives, and they look like Facebook pages of rural Ohio.

oehpr 6y ago
They're not unique in this behavior. Basically every political subreddit that exists, and even some that arn't innately political but get taken over, do the same thing. I remember there were a bunch of posts in /r/zerowaste about someone explicitly advocating to be made a mod so that they can moderate the subreddit as an anti-capitalist. I really had to credit that person for the bravado of saying: "I'll ban people I disagree with, voooote for meeeeee". In fact, the ONLY political subreddit I'm aware of that does not engage in this behavior is r/Libertarian. Credit to them for putting their money where their mouth is.
- Miner49er 6y ago
  /r/libertarian went through a brief period not too long ago where a mod (or mods) took over and started banning a ton of people for their beliefs (mostly socialists). To be fair the creator of the sub came back and fixed it.
UnFleshedOne 6y ago
But they can't (and shouldn't be able to, even while I agree, they would want to) ban you from starting your own subreddit with your own rules.
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_iyig 6y ago
This problem is common to nearly every subreddit, on every side of the political spectrum. Unaccountable moderators will ban you in a heartbeat for arbitrary reasons, such as disagreeing with the sub's majority opinion. I was banned from my (very liberal) U.S. state's subreddit for quoting Martin Luther King. I quoted a passage from one his speeches that denounced political violence, such as the arson and vandalism we've seen in Kenosha recently. The subreddit moderator banned me within minutes, called me a Nazi, and immediately denied the appeal.
amadeuspagel 6y ago
> Pretty much all the subs like the the_donald, republicans, conservative, asktrumpsupporters that are against the big tech censorship will censor (ban) you for just showing their hypocrisy. This is like saying: > Pretty much all the discussion groups that are against government censorship will censor you (throw you out) just for showing their hypocrisy. It's not hypocritical to moderate one forum, on a platform where everyone can create his own forum, while also demanding that the platform itself doesn't censor discussions, anymore then it's hypocritical to moderate a discussion group, while also demanding that the government doesn't censor your discussions. Moderation happens at the lowest level possible. Any content removal at a higher level is censorship.

oehpr 6y ago

They're not unique in this behavior. Basically every political subreddit that exists, and even some that arn't innately political but get taken over, do the same thing. I remember there were a bunch of posts in /r/zerowaste about someone explicitly advocating to be made a mod so that they can moderate the subreddit as an anti-capitalist. I really had to credit that person for the bravado of saying: "I'll ban people I disagree with, voooote for meeeeee". In fact, the ONLY political subreddit I'm aware of that does not engage in this behavior is r/Libertarian. Credit to them for putting their money where their mouth is.

Miner49er 6y ago
/r/libertarian went through a brief period not too long ago where a mod (or mods) took over and started banning a ton of people for their beliefs (mostly socialists). To be fair the creator of the sub came back and fixed it.

UnFleshedOne 6y ago

But they can't (and shouldn't be able to, even while I agree, they would want to) ban you from starting your own subreddit with your own rules.

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_iyig 6y ago

This problem is common to nearly every subreddit, on every side of the political spectrum. Unaccountable moderators will ban you in a heartbeat for arbitrary reasons, such as disagreeing with the sub's majority opinion. I was banned from my (very liberal) U.S. state's subreddit for quoting Martin Luther King. I quoted a passage from one his speeches that denounced political violence, such as the arson and vandalism we've seen in Kenosha recently. The subreddit moderator banned me within minutes, called me a Nazi, and immediately denied the appeal.

amadeuspagel 6y ago

> Pretty much all the subs like the the_donald, republicans, conservative, asktrumpsupporters that are against the big tech censorship will censor (ban) you for just showing their hypocrisy. This is like saying: > Pretty much all the discussion groups that are against government censorship will censor you (throw you out) just for showing their hypocrisy. It's not hypocritical to moderate one forum, on a platform where everyone can create his own forum, while also demanding that the platform itself doesn't censor discussions, anymore then it's hypocritical to moderate a discussion group, while also demanding that the government doesn't censor your discussions. Moderation happens at the lowest level possible. Any content removal at a higher level is censorship.