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One interesting secondary effect: people are now saying Reddit (the company) is participating in a coverup, even to the extent of deleting accounts. https://twi

One interesting secondary effect: people are now saying Reddit (the company) is participating in a coverup, even to the extent of deleting accounts. https://twitter.com/simpbloodbath/status/1494464667032252432?s=21 https://twitter.com/simpbloodbath/status/1494464667032252432... I want to say “I doubt that’s true,” but that’s the thing about propaganda. It’s often hard to tell. EDIT: it seems true: https://www.reddit.com/r/CrazyFuckingVideos/comments/suq88j/removed_by_reddit/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share https://www.reddit.com/r/CrazyFuckingVideos/comments/suq88j/... Hmm. That’s not a great look. On the other hand, the submitter’s account still seems to be active. Maybe they reversed.

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itsdrewmiller 5y ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/top/ https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/top/ it's literally the #1 video of the day in what I assume is the biggest videos sub; they are probably just removing reposts.
- sillysaurusx 5y ago
  Reddit admins themselves removing reposts? Seems unlikely. And sure, it’s #1 now. The point was that they were doing this as the story was unfolding. If you look at the timestamps, there’s a pretty big gap between the one at #1 and the one I linked. It’s pretty strange seeing admins remove a post like this. And a bunch of people are saying they saw the account get suspended.
  - itsdrewmiller 5y ago
    The video was posted 19 hours ago.
    - sillysaurusx 5y ago
      Yep. And the one that was deleted by admins was posted over a day ago. It now seems at least plausible that someone was trying to wipe this story, and lost. At the time, users felt frustrated no one was covering this: https://www.reddit.com/r/CrazyFuckingVideos/comments/suq88j/comment/hxbjc2v/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 https://www.reddit.com/r/CrazyFuckingVideos/comments/suq88j/...
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SpicyLemonZest 5y ago
Even if this is true, given Reddit's history with the Boston Bombing debacle, I think it's entirely reasonable for the admins to take a hard line against accusations of serious criminal conduct from unknown sources. In any case the video is being widely discussed on Reddit now.
- xtracto 5y ago
  This was my thought: I can see a witch hunt forming from miles away. This guy is not a "public person" and the doxxing and publicising that is happening with this video is crazy. Sure, pedophilia is terribly wrong, disgusting and illegal. But it's still not clear, apparently the "13 year old kid" was actually the impersonation by the woman doing the interview. And what kind of vigilante "justice" was being shown there... and why the heck put the video out in the wild? These guys should have gone to the FBI and provide all that information for a serious investigation. Everything else is just uncalled for drama.
Jabbles 5y ago
You present no evidence that this is true. You just fan the flames of outrage by assuming that a deleted post means a conspiracy. It seems far more likely that it was caught by a spam filter, or by a Reddit mod, or by a Reddit admin who mistook it for actual CP. The users in that thread are somehow outraged that a breaking news event is not receiving massive worldwide coverage despite a) it not being very important and b) not having a particularly good source.
- sillysaurusx 5y ago
  It literally says "[Removed by Reddit]" and that "Reddit sometimes deletes posts that violate the site's content policy." I think maybe you're looking at the old version of reddit. On the new version, you can see the admin removal. Hmm, no, it shows up on the old version too. The reason I posted it is that it's interesting and new; I haven't ever seen Reddit admins manually delete a post before. Certainly not something of this magnitude. Reading over the content policy, the only rule that seems applicable is "Do not post or encourage the posting of sexual or suggestive content involving minors," or "Respect the privacy of others. Instigating harassment, for example by revealing someone’s personal or confidential information is not allowed." But both of those seem like a stretch.
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itsdrewmiller 5y ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/top/ https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/top/ it's literally the #1 video of the day in what I assume is the biggest videos sub; they are probably just removing reposts.

sillysaurusx 5y ago
Reddit admins themselves removing reposts? Seems unlikely. And sure, it’s #1 now. The point was that they were doing this as the story was unfolding. If you look at the timestamps, there’s a pretty big gap between the one at #1 and the one I linked. It’s pretty strange seeing admins remove a post like this. And a bunch of people are saying they saw the account get suspended.
- itsdrewmiller 5y ago
  The video was posted 19 hours ago.
  - sillysaurusx 5y ago
    Yep. And the one that was deleted by admins was posted over a day ago. It now seems at least plausible that someone was trying to wipe this story, and lost. At the time, users felt frustrated no one was covering this: https://www.reddit.com/r/CrazyFuckingVideos/comments/suq88j/comment/hxbjc2v/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 https://www.reddit.com/r/CrazyFuckingVideos/comments/suq88j/...

draw_down 5y ago

SpicyLemonZest 5y ago

Even if this is true, given Reddit's history with the Boston Bombing debacle, I think it's entirely reasonable for the admins to take a hard line against accusations of serious criminal conduct from unknown sources. In any case the video is being widely discussed on Reddit now.

xtracto 5y ago
This was my thought: I can see a witch hunt forming from miles away. This guy is not a "public person" and the doxxing and publicising that is happening with this video is crazy. Sure, pedophilia is terribly wrong, disgusting and illegal. But it's still not clear, apparently the "13 year old kid" was actually the impersonation by the woman doing the interview. And what kind of vigilante "justice" was being shown there... and why the heck put the video out in the wild? These guys should have gone to the FBI and provide all that information for a serious investigation. Everything else is just uncalled for drama.

Jabbles 5y ago

You present no evidence that this is true. You just fan the flames of outrage by assuming that a deleted post means a conspiracy. It seems far more likely that it was caught by a spam filter, or by a Reddit mod, or by a Reddit admin who mistook it for actual CP. The users in that thread are somehow outraged that a breaking news event is not receiving massive worldwide coverage despite a) it not being very important and b) not having a particularly good source.

sillysaurusx 5y ago
It literally says "[Removed by Reddit]" and that "Reddit sometimes deletes posts that violate the site's content policy." I think maybe you're looking at the old version of reddit. On the new version, you can see the admin removal. Hmm, no, it shows up on the old version too. The reason I posted it is that it's interesting and new; I haven't ever seen Reddit admins manually delete a post before. Certainly not something of this magnitude. Reading over the content policy, the only rule that seems applicable is "Do not post or encourage the posting of sexual or suggestive content involving minors," or "Respect the privacy of others. Instigating harassment, for example by revealing someone’s personal or confidential information is not allowed." But both of those seem like a stretch.
- YXNjaGVyZWdlbgo 5y ago