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Well they banned a sub that was just fat-shaming, which was really what started this off. Shaming fat people is off limits, but hateful beliefs based on race is

• DanBC 11y ago
  No they didn't; no it wasn't. FPH brigaded other subs - and this is something that has always been ban-worthy on Reddit. "No vote manipulation" was always one of the rules. FPH didn't just vote brigade; users would travel from FPH to other subs to harass people in those other subs, and FPH travelled to other sites and harassed people on those other sites. If they'd kept it all in FPH they'd have been fine. And there's a clue in all the other FPH-style subs that didn't get banned. Identical content (ideas), different behaviour.
  • NeutronBoy 11y ago
    > If they'd kept it all in FPH they'd have been fine. And there's a clue in all the other FPH-style subs that didn't get banned. Identical content (ideas), different behaviour. Ah ok, I didn't pick that nuance up. I browse Reddit a bit but stay away from the main subs, and try to ignore the drama as well. I still don't know my opinion on this issue - while I fully support 'free speech' (as it applies in this context), if companies don't want hateful speech and groups on their platforms then I think they should be able to remove them. But it's a slippery slope :/
    • rory096 11y ago
      > I think they should be able to remove them. I've seen this argument come up a few times, but I don't think it's relevant. Of course reddit has the right to restrict whatever they want, but why should that affect your opinion on what they should restrict? (After all, that's what spez is asking for in his AMA.)