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> The discourse in many subreddits is invisibly dictated by the moderators. In the case of r/bitcoin, the largely invisible reddit censorship allowed for the e
by uncletammy 4y ago
> The discourse in many subreddits is invisibly dictated by the moderators.
In the case of r/bitcoin, the largely invisible reddit censorship allowed for the effective capture of the coin's community and development. It was used to silence and remove those who believed BTC's primary use case should be cash. It was incredibly effective too.
For further reading:
https://medium.com/@johnblocke/a-brief-and-incomplete-history-of-censorship-in-r-bitcoin-c85a290fe43 https://medium.com/@johnblocke/a-brief-and-incomplete-histor...
https://medium.com/@johnblocke/r-bitcoin-censorship-revisited-58d5b1bdcd64 https://medium.com/@johnblocke/r-bitcoin-censorship-revisite...