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Re:Study finds Reddit’s ban of its most toxic subreddits wor... by colordrops on Sunday April 28, 2019 @09:05AM (#19770948)
So you are suggesting any discussion about the merits of vaccination should be forcefully stifled. That's a pretty low bar and opens up the shaping of public discourse on countless topics because they are "dangerous".
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Re:Study finds Reddit’s ban of its most toxic subreddits wor... by dondawest on Sunday April 28, 2019 @12:57PM (#19772191)
If the anti vaxx bullshit were LITERALLY NOT ALLOWED, i for one would be SO MUCH MORE INTERESTED IN IT and about 200000x more likely to become a crazy anti vaxxer.

Banning “fat people hate” makes hating fat people seem totally radical, fringe, and thus badass.

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