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Reddit has deleted hundreds of thousands of accounts linked to the [[Russian Federation|Russian]], [[Islamic Republic of Iran|Iranian]], and [[People's Republic of China|Chinese]] governments at the request of Western intelligence organizations. It does not ban accounts connected to Western [[Dictatorship of the bourgeoisie|capitalist governments]].<ref name=":0" /> | Reddit has deleted hundreds of thousands of accounts linked to the [[Russian Federation|Russian]], [[Islamic Republic of Iran|Iranian]], and [[People's Republic of China|Chinese]] governments at the request of Western intelligence organizations. It does not ban accounts connected to Western [[Dictatorship of the bourgeoisie|capitalist governments]].<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== | In August 2013, r/news moderator douglasmacarthur banned the Russian news outlet [[RT (TV Network)|RT]] from the subreddit. r/politics soon banned many alternative media sources, including [[AlterNet]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Katie Rucke|newspaper=MintPress News|title=Reddit Moderators Ban Alternative Media Outlets|date=2013-11-08|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/reddit-moderators-ban-alternative-media-outlets/172279/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111231628/https://www.mintpressnews.com/reddit-moderators-ban-alternative-media-outlets/172279/|archive-date=2020-11-11|retrieved=2022-08-06}}</ref> | ||
== U.S. government connections == | |||
Reddit's director or policy, Jessica Ashooh, worked for the [[Atlantic Council]], [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]]'s think tank. She supported [[United States imperialism|U.S. imperialism]] in [[Syrian Arab Republic|Syria]] and praised the absolute monarchy of [[Kingdom of Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia]].<ref name=":0" /> | Reddit's director or policy, Jessica Ashooh, worked for the [[Atlantic Council]], [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]]'s think tank. She supported [[United States imperialism|U.S. imperialism]] in [[Syrian Arab Republic|Syria]] and praised the absolute monarchy of [[Kingdom of Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia]].<ref name=":0" /> | ||
From 2005 to 2015, Reddit received information requests from government agencies in 15 U.S. states. It agreed to hand over user information in 64% of U.S. government requests. 30% of the requests prohibited the website from notifying the users that their data had been accessed.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Lucas Mearian|newspaper=MintPress News|title=Reddit Handed over User Info for 58% of Government Requests|date=2015-01-30|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/reddit-handed-user-info-58-government-requests/201710/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117034644/https://www.mintpressnews.com/reddit-handed-user-info-58-government-requests/201710/|archive-date=2022-01-17|retrieved=2022-08-06}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Online communities]] | [[Category:Online communities]] | ||
[[Category:Closed source software]] | [[Category:Closed source software]] | ||
Revision as of 12:48, 6 August 2022
Reddit is a US-based social media site which is centered around topic-specific communities called "subreddits." Users can submit text or image posts to be voted on in each community, and users can also comment and vote on comments. It is the eighth most visited website in the United States.[1]
Fears of censorship of certain communities have led to users looking for alternatives. For example, the /r/GenZedong subreddit's fears of being censored has led them to join Lemmygrad, a pro-communist instance of the FOSS alternative to Reddit, Lemmy.
Censorship
Reddit has deleted hundreds of thousands of accounts linked to the Russian, Iranian, and Chinese governments at the request of Western intelligence organizations. It does not ban accounts connected to Western capitalist governments.[1]
In August 2013, r/news moderator douglasmacarthur banned the Russian news outlet RT from the subreddit. r/politics soon banned many alternative media sources, including AlterNet.[2]
U.S. government connections
Reddit's director or policy, Jessica Ashooh, worked for the Atlantic Council, NATO's think tank. She supported U.S. imperialism in Syria and praised the absolute monarchy of Saudi Arabia.[1]
From 2005 to 2015, Reddit received information requests from government agencies in 15 U.S. states. It agreed to hand over user information in 64% of U.S. government requests. 30% of the requests prohibited the website from notifying the users that their data had been accessed.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Alan Macleod (2021-06-11). "Jessica Ashooh: The Taming of Reddit and the National Security Plant Tabbed to Do It" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2022-07-30. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ↑ Katie Rucke (2013-11-08). "Reddit Moderators Ban Alternative Media Outlets" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
- ↑ Lucas Mearian (2015-01-30). "Reddit Handed over User Info for 58% of Government Requests" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2022-01-17. Retrieved 2022-08-06.