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}}'''Reddit is heavily censored''', or as one subscriber summarised "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 is subject to various forms of hard and soft [[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 is heavily censored''', or as one subscriber summarised "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 is subject to various forms of hard and soft [[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>  
  
== 2020 ==
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==History==
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=== 2020 ===
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[[image:Reddit 3 days suspension for upvoting 2020.jpg|left|320px|thumbnail|By June 2020, Reddit was giving 3 day suspensions to users who upvoted content that breached their policies]]
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[[image:Reddit censorship 2020.jpg|left|320px|thumbnail|Reddit censorship, June 2020]]
 
[[image:Reddit voting 2020.jpg|right|310px]]
 
[[image:Reddit voting 2020.jpg|right|310px]]
In February 2020 users have encountered warning messages that they have upvoted content that is against the policies and implied that it was abusive. The voting process on any post is an integral part of the user experience on Reddit and was not censored until this point.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/f9189t/reddit_will_now_ban_you_for_upvoting_content_you/</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/dbf9nj/changes_to_our_policy_against_bullying_and/</ref>
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February 2020 was a watershed in Reddit censorship; users began to be given warning messages if they upvoted content that Reddit decided was against their policies.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/f9189t/reddit_will_now_ban_you_for_upvoting_content_you/</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/dbf9nj/changes_to_our_policy_against_bullying_and/</ref> By June, during the [[COVID-19 Panic]], this was upped to a suspension for upvoting such content. Over 2000 communities were deleted on grounds of "[[hate speech]]",<ref>https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/02/redd-j02.html</ref> resulting in an exodus of users who moved to alternatives such as [[SaidIt]].<ref>https://saidit.net/s/whatever/comments/5b3f/welcome_reddit_ban_wave_refugees/</ref>
  
== 2019 ==
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In October 2020, Reddit began censoring [[Zero Hedge]].{{cn}}
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=== 2019 ===
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In 2019, [[Reddit CEO]] [[Steve Huffman]] "went into great detail about how to silence conservatives on the popular site. He explained what a quarantine was, why conservative subreddit The_Donald was quarantined on June 26, and why Reddit could ban subreddits."<ref>https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/corinne-weaver/2019/07/26/reddit-ceo-donald-subgroup-not-what-we-want-users-seeing</ref>
 
In 2019, [[Reddit CEO]] [[Steve Huffman]] "went into great detail about how to silence conservatives on the popular site. He explained what a quarantine was, why conservative subreddit The_Donald was quarantined on June 26, and why Reddit could ban subreddits."<ref>https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/corinne-weaver/2019/07/26/reddit-ceo-donald-subgroup-not-what-we-want-users-seeing</ref>
  
Reddit was active in censoring the content of the [[Dark Overlord]] document leak about [[9-11]].<ref>https://www.cryptogon.com/?p=54063</ref> Reddit was very active in censorship after the [[Christchurch Mass Shooting]], after which it lost its position in the world's top 20 websites and alternatives such as [[SaidIt]] increased in new users.
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Reddit was active in censoring the content of the [[Dark Overlord]] document leak about [[9-11]].<ref>https://www.cryptogon.com/?p=54063</ref> Reddit was very active in censorship after the [[Christchurch Mass Shooting]], after which it lost its position in the world's top 20 websites and alternatives such as [[SaidIt]]= increased in new users.
  
 
After threats from the Reddit legal team, the administrators of {{t|/r/Piracy}} voted 10-1 to automatically remove all posts older than 6 months from the site.<ref>https://reclaimthenet.org/piracy-subreddit-deletes-10-years-of-posts/</ref>
 
After threats from the Reddit legal team, the administrators of {{t|/r/Piracy}} voted 10-1 to automatically remove all posts older than 6 months from the site.<ref>https://reclaimthenet.org/piracy-subreddit-deletes-10-years-of-posts/</ref>
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Users were discussing the censorship policy and adopting countermeasures such as posting content elsewhere such as [[Pastebin]], using Reddit for coordinating.<ref>https://pastebin.com/3HuaUyW4</ref> Some banned users joined alternative platforms such as [[Saidit]], and posted details of their banning.<ref>https://saidit.net/s/altrightwebm/comments/uik/why_i_was_suspended_from_reddit/</ref>
 
Users were discussing the censorship policy and adopting countermeasures such as posting content elsewhere such as [[Pastebin]], using Reddit for coordinating.<ref>https://pastebin.com/3HuaUyW4</ref> Some banned users joined alternative platforms such as [[Saidit]], and posted details of their banning.<ref>https://saidit.net/s/altrightwebm/comments/uik/why_i_was_suspended_from_reddit/</ref>
  
== 2018 ==
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===2018 ===
 
 
 
2018 was a year of increasing censorship by {{ccm}}, especially on the internet. Hundreds of communities were removed from Reddit after the SESTA/FOSTA bill was passed which changed the legal liability.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/865lax/eff_on_twitter_today_is_a_dark_day_for_the/</ref><ref>https://np.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/863xcj/new_addition_to_sitewide_rules_regarding_the_use/</ref>
 
2018 was a year of increasing censorship by {{ccm}}, especially on the internet. Hundreds of communities were removed from Reddit after the SESTA/FOSTA bill was passed which changed the legal liability.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/865lax/eff_on_twitter_today_is_a_dark_day_for_the/</ref><ref>https://np.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/863xcj/new_addition_to_sitewide_rules_regarding_the_use/</ref>
  
== 2017 ==
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===2017===
 
 
=== Wikispooks ===
 
 
 
 
On 30 March 2017, a user posted a link to the Wikispooks page on [[spooks]], with the caption "Check out "wikispooks" for a disturbing cast of characters." The next day, the comment was still visible, but the user had been deleted.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/62e1mp/check_out_wikispooks_for_a_disturbing_cast_of/</ref>
 
On 30 March 2017, a user posted a link to the Wikispooks page on [[spooks]], with the caption "Check out "wikispooks" for a disturbing cast of characters." The next day, the comment was still visible, but the user had been deleted.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/62e1mp/check_out_wikispooks_for_a_disturbing_cast_of/</ref>
  
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===2016===
 
 
=== Pizzagate ===
 
 
 
 
On 24 November 2016, Reddit banned the sub-reddit /r/PizzaGate "due to a violation of our content policy. Specifically, the proliferation of personal and confidential information. We don’t want [[witchhunt]]s on our site."<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/pizzagate</ref><ref>http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-11-23/reddit-bans-pizzagate-we-dont-want-witchhunts-our-site</ref> The [[PizzaGate]] investigation was continued at voat.co<ref>https://voat.co/v/pizzagate</ref> and by the [[Corbett Report]],<ref>https://www.corbettreport.com/reddit-bans-pizzagate-investigation-the-corbett-report-continues-it/</ref> leading to comments about the [[Streisand effect]] and Reddit being on the "wrong side of history".<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/5ee6gs/announcement_in_regards_to_todays_shutdown_of/?st=ivub4qki&sh=7185c971</ref>
 
On 24 November 2016, Reddit banned the sub-reddit /r/PizzaGate "due to a violation of our content policy. Specifically, the proliferation of personal and confidential information. We don’t want [[witchhunt]]s on our site."<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/pizzagate</ref><ref>http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-11-23/reddit-bans-pizzagate-we-dont-want-witchhunts-our-site</ref> The [[PizzaGate]] investigation was continued at voat.co<ref>https://voat.co/v/pizzagate</ref> and by the [[Corbett Report]],<ref>https://www.corbettreport.com/reddit-bans-pizzagate-investigation-the-corbett-report-continues-it/</ref> leading to comments about the [[Streisand effect]] and Reddit being on the "wrong side of history".<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/5ee6gs/announcement_in_regards_to_todays_shutdown_of/?st=ivub4qki&sh=7185c971</ref>
  

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Reddit is heavily censored, or as one subscriber summarised "has been compromised for a very long time".[1] It is subject to various forms of hard and soft censorship.[2] and the official rules for how the site works are not followed with posts of deep political relevance.[3]

History

2020

By June 2020, Reddit was giving 3 day suspensions to users who upvoted content that breached their policies
Reddit censorship, June 2020
Reddit voting 2020.jpg

February 2020 was a watershed in Reddit censorship; users began to be given warning messages if they upvoted content that Reddit decided was against their policies.[4][5] By June, during the COVID-19 Panic, this was upped to a suspension for upvoting such content. Over 2000 communities were deleted on grounds of "hate speech",[6] resulting in an exodus of users who moved to alternatives such as SaidIt.[7]

In October 2020, Reddit began censoring Zero Hedge.[citation needed]

2019

Reddit Censorship.jpg
Reddit censorship 911 truth.jpg
Reddit censorship 2019 false flags.jpg

In 2019, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman "went into great detail about how to silence conservatives on the popular site. He explained what a quarantine was, why conservative subreddit The_Donald was quarantined on June 26, and why Reddit could ban subreddits."[8]

Reddit was active in censoring the content of the Dark Overlord document leak about 9-11.[9] Reddit was very active in censorship after the Christchurch Mass Shooting, after which it lost its position in the world's top 20 websites and alternatives such as SaidIt= increased in new users.

After threats from the Reddit legal team, the administrators of /r/Piracy voted 10-1 to automatically remove all posts older than 6 months from the site.[10]

In June Reddit attempted to censor any mention of Project Veritas and was suspending users who posted them.[11]

Users were discussing the censorship policy and adopting countermeasures such as posting content elsewhere such as Pastebin, using Reddit for coordinating.[12] Some banned users joined alternative platforms such as Saidit, and posted details of their banning.[13]

2018

2018 was a year of increasing censorship by commercially-controlled media, especially on the internet. Hundreds of communities were removed from Reddit after the SESTA/FOSTA bill was passed which changed the legal liability.[14][15]

2017

On 30 March 2017, a user posted a link to the Wikispooks page on spooks, with the caption "Check out "wikispooks" for a disturbing cast of characters." The next day, the comment was still visible, but the user had been deleted.[16]

2016

On 24 November 2016, Reddit banned the sub-reddit /r/PizzaGate "due to a violation of our content policy. Specifically, the proliferation of personal and confidential information. We don’t want witchhunts on our site."[17][18] The PizzaGate investigation was continued at voat.co[19] and by the Corbett Report,[20] leading to comments about the Streisand effect and Reddit being on the "wrong side of history".[21]

Exposure

Since 2019, Reveddit.com has exposed Reddit's censorship.[22]

External links


 

Related Document

TitleTypePublication dateAuthor(s)Description
Document:How Reddit Was Destroyedwebpage25 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

  1. https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/32km41/you_dont_end_up_here_at_rconspiracy_if_you_didnt/?ref=search_posts
  2. https://www.reddit.com/r/undelete/comments/22yewf/i_have_identified_a_list_of_keywords_that_are/
  3. Document:How_Reddit_Was_Destroyed
  4. https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/f9189t/reddit_will_now_ban_you_for_upvoting_content_you/
  5. https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/dbf9nj/changes_to_our_policy_against_bullying_and/
  6. https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/02/redd-j02.html
  7. https://saidit.net/s/whatever/comments/5b3f/welcome_reddit_ban_wave_refugees/
  8. https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/corinne-weaver/2019/07/26/reddit-ceo-donald-subgroup-not-what-we-want-users-seeing
  9. https://www.cryptogon.com/?p=54063
  10. https://reclaimthenet.org/piracy-subreddit-deletes-10-years-of-posts/
  11. https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/corinne-weaver/2019/06/17/reddit-suspends-users-who-post-project-veritas-videos
  12. https://pastebin.com/3HuaUyW4
  13. https://saidit.net/s/altrightwebm/comments/uik/why_i_was_suspended_from_reddit/
  14. https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/865lax/eff_on_twitter_today_is_a_dark_day_for_the/
  15. https://np.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/863xcj/new_addition_to_sitewide_rules_regarding_the_use/
  16. https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/62e1mp/check_out_wikispooks_for_a_disturbing_cast_of/
  17. https://www.reddit.com/r/pizzagate
  18. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-11-23/reddit-bans-pizzagate-we-dont-want-witchhunts-our-site
  19. https://voat.co/v/pizzagate
  20. https://www.corbettreport.com/reddit-bans-pizzagate-investigation-the-corbett-report-continues-it/
  21. https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/5ee6gs/announcement_in_regards_to_todays_shutdown_of/?st=ivub4qki&sh=7185c971
  22. https://www.reveddit.com/about/