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I remember reddit banning anyone with the 'wrong' view in 2016

• TheRealDunkirk 4y ago
  The only surprise was how long it took them. It was clear that something like Cambridge Analytica had hacked the front page algorithm for many months leading up to the election.
• bink 4y ago
  Which view was that?
• peter422 4y ago
  Yes like when they famously banned Donald Trump in 2016.
• khazhoux 4y ago
  You are mischaracterizing. r/The_Donald got banned for front-page manipulation even after repeated warnings.
  • kibwen 4y ago
    /r/the_donald didn't even get banned until 2020. In 2016, Reddit was forced to change their front page algorithm after the_donald spent all summer gaming the algorithm to float multiple megathreads to the top of /r/all every day, leading to the rise of subreddits like /r/enoughtrumpspam as a way to bring attention to the issue of vote manipulation. IIRC, as a result of the algorithm change, pinned posts were no longer given special treatment by the algorithm and subreddits could no longer have more than one post on the front page at any given time. It was a rule that applied to every subreddit, but of course the_donald shrieked about censorship due to their sudden lack of ability to shove their nonsense down everyone's throats every single day.