I’ve only used Reddit’s report function maybe twice. Both times were for shockingly egregious comments. Well beyond even common inflammatory banter, and includi

I’ve only used Reddit’s report function maybe twice. Both times were for shockingly egregious comments. Well beyond even common inflammatory banter, and including vague threats of violence from someone who was clearly not well. Both times I received the same response that Reddit had reviewed the comments and they were fine. I’m actually kind of shocked that Reddit gets a free pass for this behavior while heavily moderated sites like Facebook are blamed for social issues. The type of content that thrives on the worst parts of Reddit is easily some of the worst I’ve seen on any major social media website. They will, however, purge specific subreddits when they become big enough to attract media attention. The users just migrate to some other subreddit and pick up right where they left off, though.