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> Reddit was born on the spirit of freedom of speech Was it though? "back when I was running things, if there was anything racist, sexist, or homophobic I'd b

> Reddit was born on the spirit of freedom of speech Was it though? "back when I was running things, if there was anything racist, sexist, or homophobic I'd ban it right away. I don't think there's a place for such things on reddit. Of course, now that reddit is much bigger, I understand if maybe things are different." http://www.vox.com/2015/7/15/8967721/reddit-yishan-wong-ellen-pao http://www.vox.com/2015/7/15/8967721/reddit-yishan-wong-elle...

exstudent2 11y ago
It was, right after the new CEO said it's NOT a bastion of free speech someone found a quote from a founder saying that it was precisely that: https://np.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/3dautm/content_policy_update_ama_thursday_july_16th_1pm/ct3eflt?context=3 https://np.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/3dautm/conten... Also first sentence on http://www.reddit.com/rules http://www.reddit.com/rules "reddit is a pretty open platform and free speech place, but there are a few rules"