News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Reddit will not ban 'distasteful' content, chief executive says. Parent comment

Re:Reddit will not ban 'distasteful' content, chief executiv... by aes256 on Wednesday October 17, 2012 @04:12PM (#4666202)
I'm not backing away from anything.

I think the content on both /r/jailbait and /r/creepshots was, with only a few exceptions, legal and harmless.

Neither subreddit was shut down because it was illegal or harmful. The former was shut down as a result of media hysteria, and the latter as the result of blackmail.

I don't think you know much about either subreddit, to be honest.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Reddit will not ban 'distasteful' content, chief executiv... by tptacek on Wednesday October 17, 2012 @04:15PM (#4666214)
You are right. I am happy to say that I'm not intimately acquainted with either subreddit. I'm not sure that damages my credibility too much.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Reddit will not ban 'distasteful' content, chief executiv... by aes256 on Wednesday October 17, 2012 @04:25PM (#4666240)
Okay, so you have no idea what you're talking about.

I kind of suspected this from the start, but it's nice to have you finally admit it.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Reddit will not ban 'distasteful' content, chief executiv... by tptacek on Wednesday October 17, 2012 @05:02PM (#4666419)
Not being a reader of either of this subreddits does not imply that I don't know anything about what was on them. Their contents have been reported by others for a long time.

Nice try, though.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Reddit will not ban 'distasteful' content, chief executiv... by aes256 on Wednesday October 17, 2012 @05:07PM (#4666441)
Most of the reporting has been wildly inaccurate and misrepresentative. Go figure.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Reddit will not ban 'distasteful' content, chief executiv... by tptacek on Wednesday October 17, 2012 @05:27PM (#4666512)
I feel capable of judging screenshots.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Reddit will not ban 'distasteful' content, chief executiv... by aes256 on Wednesday October 17, 2012 @05:39PM (#4666549)
Screenshots of tiny thumbnail images?

Most of creepy captions were hyperbolic if you hadn't noticed. The Internet is not, after all, serious business.

[ Parent | on HN ]