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Founders: Aaron Swartz, Steve Huffman, Alexis Ohanian
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|URL=https://www.reddit.com | |URL=https://www.reddit.com | ||
|headquarters=San Francisco, California, U.S. | |headquarters=San Francisco, California, U.S. | ||
| − | |founders=Steve Huffman, Alexis Ohanian | + | |founders=Aaron Swartz, Steve Huffman, Alexis Ohanian |
|num_staff=71 | |num_staff=71 | ||
|constitutes=corporate media, forum | |constitutes=corporate media, forum | ||
|owners=Advance Publications | |owners=Advance Publications | ||
| − | |description=A large corporate media site of forums in which readers vote stories up/down | + | |description=A large corporate media site of forums in which readers vote stories up/down. As its popularity grew, it was subject to increased trolling and shilling by propagandists. |
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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]]. This was especially true in its early days, before its popularity made it a target for systematic research on misdirection by methods such as paid shills. |
| − | == | + | ==Funding== |
| + | Investors include [[Marc Andreessen]], [[Peter Thiel]], [[Ron Conway]] and [[Jared Leto]]. | ||
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| + | ==Propaganda== | ||
| + | An unknown number of people are believed to work on Reddit as [[troll]]s or shills, as evidenced by "''Confessions of a paid [[shill]] on Reddit''", a post there from 2015. | ||
[[image:I get Paid to Chat on Reddit.png|thumbnail|''Confessions of a paid [[shill]] on Reddit'', a popular Reddit post from 2015.]] | [[image:I get Paid to Chat on Reddit.png|thumbnail|''Confessions of a paid [[shill]] on Reddit'', a popular Reddit post from 2015.]] | ||
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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> | ||
| − | == | + | ==Alternatives== |
| − | + | After the management ruled that [[Pizzagate]] was an unacceptable topic for discussion{{cn}}, the redit group moved to [[Voat]] to coninue their discussion. | |
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Readers seeking a Reddit style website with a community more receptive to the topics of discussion on this website may be interested in [[Saidit]]. | Readers seeking a Reddit style website with a community more receptive to the topics of discussion on this website may be interested in [[Saidit]]. | ||
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{{SMWDocs}} | {{SMWDocs}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
Revision as of 06:49, 17 March 2019
| A large corporate media site of forums in which readers vote stories up/down. As its popularity grew, it was subject to increased trolling and shilling by propagandists. |
https://www.reddit.com Founders: Aaron Swartz, Steve Huffman, Alexis Ohanian
Owner: Advance Publications
Staff: 71
Constitutes: corporate media, forum
Contents
Sub-Page
| Page Name | Size |
|---|---|
| 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. This was especially true in its early days, before its popularity made it a target for systematic research on misdirection by methods such as paid shills.
Funding
Investors include Marc Andreessen, Peter Thiel, Ron Conway and Jared Leto.
Propaganda
An unknown number of people are believed to work on Reddit as trolls or shills, as evidenced by "Confessions of a paid shill on Reddit", a post there from 2015.
Confessions of a paid shill on Reddit, a popular Reddit post from 2015.
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]
Alternatives
After the management ruled that Pizzagate was an unacceptable topic for discussion[citation needed], the redit group moved to Voat to coninue their discussion.
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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