Musk 'Pressured' Reddit CEO to Silence DOGE Critics, Leaving Moderators Outraged: Report.
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They exchanged messages just before the subreddit r/WhitePeopleofTwitter was given a temporary ban for 72 hours
"Free speech absolutist"
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The mierdas touch!
For anyone who doesn't know: this is a clever reference to the myth of Midas' Touch that I'm totally stealing.
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Same. Joined at the Digg migration. Left at the 3rd party App-ocolypse. Reddit is dead. Or perhaps it's more accurate to say that it's a zombie: with more bots than actual human users, it's the Dead Internet Theory in action.
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There was that peak time back in the 2010s. Right after they got rid of all the worst hate communities but before they were taken over by astroturfing.
Maybe like 2014-2015ish?
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I'd argue Lemmy and other decentralized platforms are the last bastion for free speech instead of Reddit though.
I'd argue Lemmy and other decentralized platforms are the last bastion for free speech instead of Reddit though.
Lemmy is kind of forced to be, too.
Horrific speech can be removed from the site. But if you want to see it, the admin logs are open to the public. Other instances also aren't forced to play along with the views of one instance. And each instance can choose whether they want to connect with others.
So you could create your own Christian Nationalist and White Supremacist Lemmy. But our instances don't have to federate with it. And if they choose to do so, we can leave for a different one or the users can block it entirely.
Lemmy lets anyone have a platform and, simultaneously, it doesn't force anyone to listen to you just because you have your own platform. Basically, everything that makes Lemmy a decentralized platform also makes it good for moderation without harming free speech.
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I’ve been seeing the steady increase in posts and complaints about Reddit banning folks for political speech for the last couple of months and I finally have had enough so here I am. Been on there for 14 years… Byeeeee.
Haven't gotten banned yet but it's definitely gotten to the point on Reddit where you are aware that you can't discuss some topics.
Like mentioning Luigi could get you shadow-banned. Redditors acted like they were going to stand up against this and yet there's nothing. So the censorship is working - either all the comments are getting removed or people are too afraid to talk about it.
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Honestly, I wish I knew - I tried creating new accounts from both home and other Wi-Fi networks, and they all got banned within an hour. Our daughter still lives with us and her account was banned too, same thing happened when she tried creating new accounts. I'm assuming it may be tied to the MAC addresses of my laptop and phone, but not sure.
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Was about 17 years.
The Russians are astroturfing hard, doing everything to justify their invasion and banning anyone who disagrees.
No point anymore.
That's not even recent. Russia has been astroturfing Reddit since at least 2015.
I remember reading /r/politics pretty often back then. All of a sudden, half the posts were from RT talking about Hillary and the DNC. Yes, what they did to Bernie was bullshit but the point was clearly to either get people to vote for Trump instead or to encourage people not to vote.
Now, like you said, it's about the war. All of a sudden, every single post about the invasion has dozens of people who are totes Ukrainian and think that Zelenskyy is a monster who refuses to end the war. Yet they either have a rather bare post/comment history or never mentioned the war before.
And, if you go to the profile for any user who identified themselves as Ukrainian years ago, it's crazy but they're still in favor of the war and protecting Ukraine.
This is what propaganda is. It's not just the government putting up posters saying you should listen to them; it's convincing you that your views are extreme and unpopular.
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They exchanged messages just before the subreddit r/WhitePeopleofTwitter was given a temporary ban for 72 hours
I’m old enough to remember when Elon released “the twitter files” in an attempt to demonstrate how the federal government supposedly exerted egregious pressure on private media in violation of first amendment right.
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I got perma banned for calling a magat regarded and telling them to stop eating crayons, under rule 1:
Reddit is a place for creating community and belonging, not for attacking marginalized or vulnerable groups of people. Everyone has a right to use Reddit free of harassment, bullying, and threats of violence. Communities and users that incite violence or that promote hate based on identity or vulnerability will be banned.
lol. The small and marginalized group of election winning fascists.
regarded (sic)
Surely you can insult musk without being ableist though? There's 500,000 words in the English language. Choose one that doesn't drag innocent people into it.
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I posted it on the Luigi Mangione instance. Join us
He has his own instance? Lol
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They exchanged messages just before the subreddit r/WhitePeopleofTwitter was given a temporary ban for 72 hours
Because Reddit mods are known for not being massive corruptable stooges?
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I'd argue Lemmy and other decentralized platforms are the last bastion for free speech instead of Reddit though.
Lemmy is kind of forced to be, too.
Horrific speech can be removed from the site. But if you want to see it, the admin logs are open to the public. Other instances also aren't forced to play along with the views of one instance. And each instance can choose whether they want to connect with others.
So you could create your own Christian Nationalist and White Supremacist Lemmy. But our instances don't have to federate with it. And if they choose to do so, we can leave for a different one or the users can block it entirely.
Lemmy lets anyone have a platform and, simultaneously, it doesn't force anyone to listen to you just because you have your own platform. Basically, everything that makes Lemmy a decentralized platform also makes it good for moderation without harming free speech.
That applies for PeerTube, Matrix, Pixelfed, and Mastodon as well.
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Same. Joined at the Digg migration. Left at the 3rd party App-ocolypse. Reddit is dead. Or perhaps it's more accurate to say that it's a zombie: with more bots than actual human users, it's the Dead Internet Theory in action.
Exactly the two events that got me on and off Reddit.
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There has been unwarranted censorship at a scale I've never seen on Reddit
I thought it was the last bastion of free speechWhile actual hate speech and seriously harmful content goes completely unchecked
It is unfortunate
Steve Bannon isnt welcome on Colorado. Phil Long Auditorium shouldnt host nazis.
I was banned for saying as much from Fucking Reddit of all places
Pointing out that there have been fires at dealerships lately does not equate to harrasment
Phil Long Auditorium should not host the Rally period.
Their casual attitude towards white supremacy is unacceptable and while i dont believe they should necessarily be burnt to the ground, there are better places to buy automobiles
They deserve to be boycotted
And i will punch a nazi mod in the face 100% of the timeEdit: UPDATE
2 PROTESTORS WERE RAN OVER BY TWO DIFFERENT HATE RALLY ATTENDEE"S CARS !!!
NAZIS ARE VIOLENT PIECES OF SHITTold you so r/Coloradosprings
Fuck yall
No media/communication company supports your expression of your rights.
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Reddit died June 2023
I don't know why people are still playing with the corpse
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This is a myth. We're out of addresses and now most DHCP rules are locked.
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They exchanged messages just before the subreddit r/WhitePeopleofTwitter was given a temporary ban for 72 hours
/r/mariokart is gonna fucking implode
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I’m old enough to remember when Elon released “the twitter files” in an attempt to demonstrate how the federal government supposedly exerted egregious pressure on private media in violation of first amendment right.
Fucking hell I didn't know that! He just believes what suits him
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It's kinda sad really. It's been part of your life for so long
