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Not sure this is still true... what do you mean by "access to the full sub"? On https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackPeopleTwitter/ https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackPeopl

by tcmb 4y ago

Not sure this is still true... what do you mean by "access to the full sub"? On https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackPeopleTwitter/ https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackPeopleTwitter/ I cannot see any restriction. And the rules in the sidebar state 'BPT is an inclusive space for POC and allies alike.'

rngname22 4y ago
your post or comments will likely be auto-flagged and deleted by a moderation bot if you haven't been verified, that's the standard enforcement mechanism there that subreddits use for more draconian verification/moderation. one of the more painful experiences on reddit is spending 30 minutes writing up a post for a subreddit only to hit submit then get your content immediately deleted by a moderation bot ran by the sub's mods for breaking some rule you didn't realize existed or for having previously posted to some other subreddit that the mods disapprove of, even if you were posting a critical comment or disavowing the beliefs in that other subreddit.
- tostonescon 4y ago
  /r/conservative does the exact same thing, why the handwringing about that sub in particular? What sub-text could possibly have caused you to select that sub as your example? Reddit is a platform for communities. Some communities, across all spectrums of topics, find reasons to create a somewhat exclusive environment. They are not required to make space for all views, and that lack of forced-openness is not the same as censorship.
  - not_really 4y ago
    No, they do not. Maybe you just posted something inflammatory?
  - rngname22 4y ago
    Because that was the sub where I had that experience? I wouldn't disagree with you in the slightest if you wanted to pick any other sub including conservative and said they were just as shitty or dumb if that's how they work.
  - yucky 4y ago
    /r/conservative does the exact same thing, why the handwringing about that sub in particular? No they don't. I just tested it and there is no skin color requirement to post in /r/conservative. Why would you try and draw that comparison when it obviously doesn't exist? Can't we just agree it's racist and Reddit allowing that is a bad look, to say the least?
  - kurisufag 4y ago
    >Reddit is a platform for communities. Some communities, across all spectrums of topics, find reasons to create a somewhat exclusive environment. I feel it's important to note that a similar restriction focused on any other race, even other minority races, would probably be banned within a week of creation. there is a disturbing pattern the administrators have of proclaiming their love for freedom of speech in a post, receiving huge backlash, then going on a banhammer rampage. it's happened at least four times /in my memory/, and probably more throughout the site's entire history.
yucky 4y ago
Yes, it is still true and has been for years. I encourage you to try and post in one of their threads flagged "Country Club" and see for yourself. They don't hide the requirement. It's not a secret.
- dvngnt_ 4y ago
  ask yourself why they implemented this?
  - yucky 4y ago
    Racist policies always have an origin story. Ask anybody who supports racist policies like this and they'll give you a reason, not sure I understand the goal of that though.
    - dvngnt_ 4y ago
      https://pluralist.com/blackpeopletwitter-reddit-white/ https://pluralist.com/blackpeopletwitter-reddit-white/

by tcmb 4y ago

rngname22 4y ago

your post or comments will likely be auto-flagged and deleted by a moderation bot if you haven't been verified, that's the standard enforcement mechanism there that subreddits use for more draconian verification/moderation. one of the more painful experiences on reddit is spending 30 minutes writing up a post for a subreddit only to hit submit then get your content immediately deleted by a moderation bot ran by the sub's mods for breaking some rule you didn't realize existed or for having previously posted to some other subreddit that the mods disapprove of, even if you were posting a critical comment or disavowing the beliefs in that other subreddit.

tostonescon 4y ago
/r/conservative does the exact same thing, why the handwringing about that sub in particular? What sub-text could possibly have caused you to select that sub as your example? Reddit is a platform for communities. Some communities, across all spectrums of topics, find reasons to create a somewhat exclusive environment. They are not required to make space for all views, and that lack of forced-openness is not the same as censorship.
- not_really 4y ago
  No, they do not. Maybe you just posted something inflammatory?
- rngname22 4y ago
  Because that was the sub where I had that experience? I wouldn't disagree with you in the slightest if you wanted to pick any other sub including conservative and said they were just as shitty or dumb if that's how they work.
- yucky 4y ago
  /r/conservative does the exact same thing, why the handwringing about that sub in particular? No they don't. I just tested it and there is no skin color requirement to post in /r/conservative. Why would you try and draw that comparison when it obviously doesn't exist? Can't we just agree it's racist and Reddit allowing that is a bad look, to say the least?
- kurisufag 4y ago
  >Reddit is a platform for communities. Some communities, across all spectrums of topics, find reasons to create a somewhat exclusive environment. I feel it's important to note that a similar restriction focused on any other race, even other minority races, would probably be banned within a week of creation. there is a disturbing pattern the administrators have of proclaiming their love for freedom of speech in a post, receiving huge backlash, then going on a banhammer rampage. it's happened at least four times /in my memory/, and probably more throughout the site's entire history.

yucky 4y ago

Yes, it is still true and has been for years. I encourage you to try and post in one of their threads flagged "Country Club" and see for yourself. They don't hide the requirement. It's not a secret.

dvngnt_ 4y ago
ask yourself why they implemented this?
- yucky 4y ago
  Racist policies always have an origin story. Ask anybody who supports racist policies like this and they'll give you a reason, not sure I understand the goal of that though.
  - dvngnt_ 4y ago
    https://pluralist.com/blackpeopletwitter-reddit-white/ https://pluralist.com/blackpeopletwitter-reddit-white/