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Re:X Chief Says She Is Leaving the Social Media Platform by campbel on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @03:37PM (#44513985)
I think the intention of it, as weird as it may seem, is to punish people for engaging with content the other subreddit mods feel is distasteful enough to warrant the effort.

I can't speak to whether this is a useful tactic on their part, or whether its fair to you, but IMO this is just another kind of "free speech" that exists.

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Re:X Chief Says She Is Leaving the Social Media Platform by tbrownaw on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @10:24PM (#44516618)
It's also that even engaging with ("platforming" or "amplifying") wrongthink makes you guilty by association. If someone's feeling talkative and generous you might even get the "tolerating intolerance" speech.
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