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'''Reddit''' is a social media site which, while is is firmly corporate-controlled, has nevertheless assisted in various important stories such as the murder of [[Sunny Sheu]]. | '''Reddit''' is a social media site which, while is is firmly corporate-controlled, has nevertheless assisted in various important stories such as the murder of [[Sunny Sheu]]. | ||
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[[image:Reddit Censorship.jpg|300px|right]] | [[image:Reddit Censorship.jpg|300px|right]] | ||
Reddit, to quote one subscriber "has been compromised for a very long time".<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/32km41/you_dont_end_up_here_at_rconspiracy_if_you_didnt/?ref=search_posts</ref> It has been subject to various forms of [[censorship]].<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/undelete/comments/22yewf/i_have_identified_a_list_of_keywords_that_are/</ref> and the official rules for how the site works are not followed with posts of [[deep political]] relevance.<ref>[[Document:How_Reddit_Was_Destroyed]]</ref> | Reddit, to quote one subscriber "has been compromised for a very long time".<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/32km41/you_dont_end_up_here_at_rconspiracy_if_you_didnt/?ref=search_posts</ref> It has been subject to various forms of [[censorship]].<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/undelete/comments/22yewf/i_have_identified_a_list_of_keywords_that_are/</ref> and the official rules for how the site works are not followed with posts of [[deep political]] relevance.<ref>[[Document:How_Reddit_Was_Destroyed]]</ref> | ||
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==Funding== | ==Funding== | ||
Investors include [[Marc Andreessen]], [[Peter Thiel]], [[Ron Conway]] and [[Jared Leto]]. | Investors include [[Marc Andreessen]], [[Peter Thiel]], [[Ron Conway]] and [[Jared Leto]]. | ||
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| + | ==Alternatives== | ||
| + | Readers seeking a Reddit style website with a community more receptive to the topics of discussion on this website may be interested in [[Saidit]]. | ||
{{SMWDocs}} | {{SMWDocs}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
Revision as of 15:36, 2 February 2019
| A large corporate media site of forums in which readers vote stories up/down |
https://www.reddit.com Founders: Steve Huffman, Alexis Ohanian
Owner: Advance Publications
Staff: 71
Constitutes: corporate media, forum
Contents
Sub-Page
| Page Name | Size |
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| Reddit/Censorship | 5,663 |
Reddit is a social media site which, while is is firmly corporate-controlled, has nevertheless assisted in various important stories such as the murder of Sunny Sheu.
Censorship
- Full article: Reddit/Censorship
- Full article: Reddit/Censorship
Reddit, to quote one subscriber "has been compromised for a very long time".[1] It has been subject to various forms of censorship.[2] and the official rules for how the site works are not followed with posts of deep political relevance.[3]
Funding
Investors include Marc Andreessen, Peter Thiel, Ron Conway and Jared Leto.
Alternatives
Readers seeking a Reddit style website with a community more receptive to the topics of discussion on this website may be interested in Saidit.
A Quote by Reddit
| Page | Quote | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Barnaby Jack | “It does make me wonder, if he was killed, that the CIA and other Government agencies don't want this flaw to be solved. After all, it would make an excellent tool to bump [off] 'dangerous' people who have pacemakers."” | 2013 |
Employee on Wikispooks
| Employee | Job | Appointed | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Ashooh | Director of Policy | 2017 | Ramped up Reddit censorship |
A document sourced from Reddit
| Title | Type | Subject(s) | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:How Reddit Was Destroyed | webpage | Reddit/Censorship | 25 March 2015 | 'Shark Shank' | An informative summary of changes made to how Reddit works to facilitate its use as a means of disseminating propaganda and frustrate its use as a forum for uncensored self-expression. |
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