The Efficacy of Reddit’s 2015 Ban Examined Through Hate Speech [pdf]

Re:The Efficacy of Reddit’s 2015 Ban Examined Through Hate S... by emodendroket on Monday September 11, 2017 @02:40PM (#15220963)

I mean, in the first place Reddit and Twitter were never real common spaces. Perhaps the bigger problem is how much of the communication landscape is controlled by private actors accountable to no one.

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Re:The Efficacy of Reddit’s 2015 Ban Examined Through Hate S... by dredmorbius on Monday September 11, 2017 @09:33PM (#15224070)

Reddit's founders have stated otherwise, though they've also been less than consistent on the point of free speech.

Private / commercial actors do have accountability, though it can be difficult to trace.

I'm neither arguing against limitations on public discussion, or defending private fora as equivalent to public spaces (I disagree with both views). But I'm noting that in a strict interpretation of your comments, neither statement is true.

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Re:The Efficacy of Reddit’s 2015 Ban Examined Through Hate S... by emodendroket on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @09:27AM (#15227065)

Well, I mean, they say that, but ultimately it's always subservient to other goals they have. I guess maybe you are right in a technical sense.

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