Five@slrpnk.net to Reddit Was Fun@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoReddit bans large leftist subreddit r/TheDeprogram for gloating about the death of a Naziwww.datalounge.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1197arrow-down16
arrow-up1191arrow-down1external-linkReddit bans large leftist subreddit r/TheDeprogram for gloating about the death of a Naziwww.datalounge.comFive@slrpnk.net to Reddit Was Fun@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareFive@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down3·edit-25 days agoThe way you’re phrasing it sounds like victim-blaming here. Celebrating Kirk’s death is a form of political speech, just like burning an American flag. Reddit has always used “free speech” as a shield for toxic content that brought in advertising revenue. “We stand for free speech… we are not going to ban distasteful subreddits.” If they were participating in a platform that supported free speech, it wouldn’t matter how ‘toxic’ they are. They were lied to.
The way you’re phrasing it sounds like victim-blaming here.
Celebrating Kirk’s death is a form of political speech, just like burning an American flag.
Reddit has always used “free speech” as a shield for toxic content that brought in advertising revenue.
If they were participating in a platform that supported free speech, it wouldn’t matter how ‘toxic’ they are. They were lied to.