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It was always moderated speech. The founder recently even mentioned this on Elon Musk's post that 'free speech' on a public platform is unattainable. Even 4chan

• kurupt213 5y ago
  Moderation to remove illegal content and non-relevant content is not what Reddit is doing. It’s not the same thing at all
  • pavel_lishin 5y ago
    Keep in mind that Reddit removing subreddits and subreddit moderators banning certain topics are completely different things.
  • stjohnswarts 5y ago
    Mods on reddit have dictatorial status on their subs (within reason). However anyone is free to start a new sub to be more open than the one they are banned/shadow-banned in. If the topic is important enough people will move there.
    • permachem 4y ago
      Then once the hive mind discovers said subreddit it gets deleted by mods especially if it is right leaning.