Post by robeiae on Jun 30, 2020 7:26:08 GMT -5
www.theverge.com/2020/6/29/21304947/reddit-ban-subreddits-the-donald-chapo-trap-house-new-content-policy-rules
I have to say, I thought reddit's "mission" was more like providing a place for a free exchange of ideas (reddit, btw, is pretty much the only palce my son and his friends have digital footprints; they hate FB, IG, twitter, etc.).
I think this kinda sucks. I mean, reddit's decision won't impact me one iota, bur in conjunction with other stuff on other platforms, it seems like the walls are slowly closing in on the internet. I'm starting to miss the days of Usenet and Mosaic.
Reddit will ban r/The_Donald, r/ChapoTrapHouse, and about 2,000 other communities today after updating its content policy to more explicitly ban hate speech. The policy update comes three weeks after Black Lives Matter protests led several popular Reddit forums to go dark temporarily in protest of what they called the company’s lax policies around hosting and promoting racist content. It marks a major reversal for a company whose commitment to free expression has historically been so strong that it once allowed users to distribute stolen nude photos freely on the site.
“I have to admit that I’ve struggled with balancing my values as an American, and around free speech and free expression, with my values and the company’s values around common human decency,” Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said in a call with reporters.
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Reddit’s new policy begins with a first rule that requires users to “consider the human.” It reads:
That formed the basis of a policy framework that bans hate speech.
“Reddit’s mission is to bring community and belonging to everybody in the world, and there is speech in the world and on Reddit that prevents other people from doing so,” Huffman told reporters.
“I have to admit that I’ve struggled with balancing my values as an American, and around free speech and free expression, with my values and the company’s values around common human decency,” Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said in a call with reporters.
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Reddit’s new policy begins with a first rule that requires users to “consider the human.” It reads:
Remember the human. Reddit is a place for creating community and belonging, not for attacking marginalized or vulnerable groups of people. Everyone has a right to use Reddit free of harassment, bullying, and threats of violence. Communities and people that incite violence or that promote hate based on identity or vulnerability will be banned.
“Reddit’s mission is to bring community and belonging to everybody in the world, and there is speech in the world and on Reddit that prevents other people from doing so,” Huffman told reporters.
I think this kinda sucks. I mean, reddit's decision won't impact me one iota, bur in conjunction with other stuff on other platforms, it seems like the walls are slowly closing in on the internet. I'm starting to miss the days of Usenet and Mosaic.