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Seemed a little bit of an over the top reaction to take the whole ukpol subreddit offline because a mod had a problem with his account.
by bengale 6y ago
Seemed a little bit of an over the top reaction to take the whole ukpol subreddit offline because a mod had a problem with his account.
- cstross 6y agoNot if it relates to a superinjunction in effect: it could potentially render Reddit and/or Conde Nast liable for criminal sanctions/contempt of court proceedings.
- vesinisa 6y agoSuperinjunction? Any more info on this?
- toyg 6y agoIt's referring to this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super-injunctions_in_English_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super-injunctions_in_English_l... It's sadly fairly common to see them employed for situations where it is alleged that libel or slander could result from press coverage.
- dale_glass 6y agoReddit suspended one of ukpol's mods. The rest of them had no clue what was going on, so they hit the big red button hoping that would give them time to figure out what was happening. Seems like a reasonable precaution to me.
- bengale 6y agoA precaution for what though?
- dale_glass 6y agoMore mods getting banned. They didn't know what the banned one did, so the precaution is to ensure nobody does anything until they figure out what got reddit angry.