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That ain't the issue here. Many Discords use this word, but they don't get banned. Why is WSB different?
by Ygg2 6y ago
That ain't the issue here. Many Discords use this word, but they don't get banned.
Why is WSB different?
- molenzwiebel 6y agoAs a moderator of a large (400k+ members) Discord, I can confirm that Discord has specifically told members of the partner program to remove words such as retard. I've never heard of a server being banned for it, but not allowing retard and the like has been a policy for more than a year now.
- gsich 6y ago>Why is WSB different? Because they annoy the "rich and powerful".
- lubujackson 6y agoInteresting timing for the ban, I would point out.
- newswasboring 6y agoI agree, it is indeed very curious timing. But lets apply Occam's razor here. What makes more sense? A cabal of rich people pressuring an unrelated gaming chat company to ban a subreddit which is attempting to destroy a hedge fund? OR The increased popularity of WSB leads to increased scrutiny of everything associated with it and discord has a brand to protect?
- Ygg2 6y agoI'm gonna go with A). It's simpler to just ring a friend of a friend than to worry about WSB Discord rn. At this exact point in time.
- newswasboring 6y ago> friend of a friend there is no proof that this connection exists
- Ygg2 6y agoI'd bet my house all the CEOs and Wallstreet have less than four degrees of separation between each other.
- laurowyn 6y agoBecause it's a public server, which means Discord feel it reflects on them as a business to be hosting hostile communities. You can say whatever you want in a closed, private discord group. Discord isn't going to care if it's a server with a dozen users who are all close friends. It's when you go posting invite links everywhere and get a community in the thousands that Discord start taking an interest and enforcing their brand protection.