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| − | A social media site which has assisted in various important stories such as the murder of [[Sunny Sheu]]. | + | 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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| + | 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, and presumably still is, 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>https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/309fuf/how_reddit_was_destroyed_ver30/</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 07:54, 7 January 2016
https://www.reddit.com Founders: Steve Huffman, Alexis Ohanian
Staff: 71
Constitutes: corporate media
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| Reddit/Censorship | 5,663 |
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
Reddit, to quote one subscriber "has been compromised for a very long time".[1] It has been, and presumably still is, 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]
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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References
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/32km41/you_dont_end_up_here_at_rconspiracy_if_you_didnt/?ref=search_posts
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/undelete/comments/22yewf/i_have_identified_a_list_of_keywords_that_are/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/309fuf/how_reddit_was_destroyed_ver30/
