Reddit Bans The_Donald, Forum Of Nearly 800,000 Trump Fans, Over Abusive Posts
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Source: NPR
Reddit announced on Monday that it is shutting down a forum dedicated to President Trump's most ardent fans, saying it repeatedly violates the online platform's rules against harassment, hate speech and content manipulation.
The community forum, known as a subreddit, was called The_Donald and had nearly 800,000 users. President Trump himself has been known to share memes that posted to The_Donald and other parts of Reddit.
Long a magnet for conspiracy theories and sharp attacks on the president's critics, The_Donald has faced backlash before. Reddit has taken action over content encouraging violence and had threatened to block the subreddit completely if the moderators — who are volunteers — did not take down the abusive material.
Now, officials at Reddit have determined that the forum where diehard Trump fans congregate online cannot police itself.
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2020/06/29/884819923/reddit-bans-the_donald-forum-of-nearly-800-000-trump-fans-over-abusive-posts
Reddit is a place for creating community and belonging, not for attacking marginalized or vulnerable groups of people. Everyone has a right to use Reddit free of harassment, bullying, and threats of violence.
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