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Re:Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian Resigns from the Board of R... by cwhiz on Saturday June 06, 2020 @12:23PM (#23440262)
Do you think the alt right is gaming the first amendment by holding rallies that get mass coverage?
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Re:Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian Resigns from the Board of R... by Voloskaya on Saturday June 06, 2020 @09:30PM (#23443949)
No because it's part of your rights as an individual.

Gaming Reddit's upvote system is however directly prohibited by the ToS:

> [...] the following behaviors are prohibited on Reddit:

* Asking for votes or engaging in vote manipulation [...]

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Re:Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian Resigns from the Board of R... by cwhiz on Saturday June 06, 2020 @11:29PM (#23444540)
You can’t hide behind the terms of service. That is just something reddit made up. There is no fundamental difference between these two scenarios except whatever you’ve invented in your mind.
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