Reddit globally banned links to the article, and may subreddits blocked all links to Gawker. The global ban has been lifted, but many of the moderators of the

Reddit globally banned links to the article, and may subreddits blocked all links to Gawker. The global ban has been lifted, but many of the moderators of the most popular subreddits consider Violentacrez a mentor/friend, and the individual blocks remain in effect. In the end it doesn't matter because during the crucial window of relevance the article was blocked.