Reddit shuts down subreddits including r/The_Donald and r/ChapoTrapHouse

Re:Reddit shuts down subreddits including r/The_Donald and r... by smolder on Monday June 29, 2020 @01:59PM (#23680235)

This resonates with my experience moderating a local facebook group.

I get attacked and threatened by racist instigators and BLM supporters alike because people feel that any moderation against them is solidarity with the other side. I point to the group rules violated and they still assume bias on my part. I AM biased (in favor of BLM) but still get treated like crap when I'm doing my best to moderate fairly, for free, in my spare time, for the benefit of the people treating me like crap.

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Re:Reddit shuts down subreddits including r/The_Donald and r... by koheripbal on Monday June 29, 2020 @02:05PM (#23680329)

This is exactly why moderators ultimately quit and are replaced by activists with no interest in balanced speech.

Any platform with unpaid moderators tends to biased activism.

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Re:Reddit shuts down subreddits including r/The_Donald and r... by monksy on Monday June 29, 2020 @03:22PM (#23681429)

Also paid moderators can't be trusted to moderate without bias. Supporting the ability for Trump-friendly speach (as long as it's relevant and civil) may get you bluelisted+defunded by advertisers who get harassed.

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Re:Reddit shuts down subreddits including r/The_Donald and r... by at_a_remove on Monday June 29, 2020 @02:21PM (#23680555)

See also "the long march through the institutions."

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