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Reddit is an American social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website. Registered members submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down by other members. Posts are organized by subject into user-created boards called "subreddits", which cover a variety of topics including news, science, movies, video games, music, books, fitness, food, and image-sharing. Submissions with more up-votes appear towards the top of their subreddit and, if they receive enough votes, ultimately on the site's front page. Despite strict rules prohibiting harassment, Reddit's administrators spend considerable resources on moderating the site.
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The social news site Reddit has occasionally been the topic of controversy due to the presence of communities on the site (known as "subreddits") devoted to explicit or controversial material. In 2012, Yishan Wong, the site's then-CEO, stated, "We stand for free speech. This means we are not going to ban distasteful subreddits. We will not ban legal content even if we find it odious or if we personally condemn it."
Controversial Reddit communities
As of January 2021:
Banned subreddits
2.1 Beatingwomen 2.2 Braincels 2.3 ChapoTrapHouse 2.4 CreepShots 2.4.1 Gawker exposé 2.4.2 Ethics of outing 2.5 CringeAnarchy 2.6 DarkNetMarkets 2.7 Deepfakes 2.8 FatPeopleHate 2.9 GenderCritical 2.10 Gore 2.11 Greatawakening 2.12 GunsForSale 2.13 Incels 2.14 Jailbait 2.15 Jakolandia 2.16 MillionDollarExtreme 2.17 Pizzagate 2.18 Physical_Removal 2.19 SanctionedSuicide 2.20 SonyGOP 2.21 Shoplifting 2.22 The "Chimpire" 2.23 The_Donald 2.24 TheFappening 2.25 WatchPeopleDie
Active subreddits
3.1 FindBostonBombers 3.2 KotakuInAction 3.3 MensRights 3.3.1 SPLC listing 3.3.2 Doxing incident 3.3.3 Rape report spam 3.4 Technology 3.5 TheRedPill 3.6 BlackPeopleTwitter 3.7 FemaleDatingStrategy
See also
- Controversial Reddit communities
- Crowdsourcing
- Internet culture
- PTT Bulletin Board System
- Social bookmarking
- Unidan
- Web 2.0
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