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Nobody does, but up until now the reddit admins have been very supportive of the idea that they are a home for any content that isn't illegal. Former CEO of re

by renata 11y ago

Nobody does, but up until now the reddit admins have been very supportive of the idea that they are a home for any content that isn't illegal. Former CEO of reddit, Yishan Wong: "We stand for free speech. This means we are not going to ban distasteful subreddits. We will not ban legal content even if we find it odious or if we personally condemn it." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19975375 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19975375 This is an obvious departure from this ideal.

eivarv 11y ago
Thanks! I've seen loads of people espouse this belief though, and the current top comment [0] here links to a thread [1] that runs with the premise. A quick search of the site reveals that there are many more. I understand that point of view and agree with the need for those kinds of arenas. But even the article you link to state that doxxing and harassment goes against the TOS, which seems to be precisely what started this whole mess, from what I've gathered. Or at least that's what the official announcement [2] and /r/OutOfTheLoop [3] threads state. [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9697285 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9697285 [1]: http://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/39c58h/could_someone_sue_reddit_for_banning_and/ http://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/39c58h/could_so... [2]: http://np.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/39bpam/removing_harassing_subreddits/ http://np.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/39bpam/removin... [3]: http://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/39bzdf/why_was_rfatpeoplehate_along_with_several_other/ http://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/39bzdf/why_was...