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'''Reddit''' is a US-based social media site which is centered around topic-specific communities called | '''Reddit''' is a [[United States of America|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.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=[[Alan Macleod]]|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=Jessica Ashooh: The Taming of Reddit and the National Security Plant Tabbed to Do It|date=2021-06-11|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/jessica-ashooh-reddit-national-security-state-plant/277639/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730113847/https://www.mintpressnews.com/jessica-ashooh-reddit-national-security-state-plant/277639/|archive-date=2022-07-30|retrieved=2022-08-05}}</ref> | ||
Fears of censorship of certain communities have led to users looking for alternatives. For example, the [[GenZedong|/r/GenZedong]] subreddit | Fears of censorship of certain communities have led to users looking for alternatives. For example, censorship of the [[GenZedong|/r/GenZedong]] subreddit has led them to join [[Lemmygrad]], a pro-[[Communism|communist]] instance of the [[Free and open-source software|FOSS]] alternative to Reddit, [[Lemmy]]. | ||
== Censorship == | == Censorship == | ||
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> In 2021, multiple subreddits with a total of 10 million users banned the [[World Socialist Web Site]] as a source.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Kevin Reed|newspaper=[[World Socialist Web Site]]|title=Why is the World Socialist Web Site still blacklisted on the Reddit r/coronavirus and r/politics forums?|date=2021-06-15|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/06/15/whyi-j15.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804142959/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/06/15/whyi-j15.html|archive-date=2022-08-04|retrieved=2022-09-24}}</ref> | |||
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 | === Banned subreddits === | ||
In June 2020, Reddit banned the far-left r/ChapoTrapHouse community, which had 160,000 users.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Kevin Reed|newspaper=[[World Socialist Web Site]]|title=Reddit bans 2,000 communities in major censorship action|date=2020-07-02|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/02/redd-j02.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618194442/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/02/redd-j02.html|archive-date=2022-06-18|retrieved=2022-09-24}}</ref> Reddit banned the pro-[[Actually Existing Socialism|AES]] community r/MoreTankieChapo, which had about 25,000 users, for "promoting hate."<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Reddit|title=This community has been banned|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/MoreTankieChapo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205154920/https://www.reddit.com/r/MoreTankieChapo|archive-date=2020-12-05}}</ref> | |||
=== Quarantined subreddits === | |||
Reddit quarantined r/FULLCOMMUNISM in September 2018<ref>{{Web citation|author=ComradeGirl|newspaper=Reddit|title=FULLCOMMUNISM Quarantined!|date=2018-09-29|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/socialism/comments/9jfudh/fullcommunism_quarantined/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004085519/https://www.reddit.com/r/socialism/comments/9jfudh/fullcommunism_quarantined/|archive-date=2018-10-04|retrieved=2022-09-24}}</ref> and r/GenZedong in March 2022.<ref>{{Web citation|author=ComradeStalin69|newspaper=Reddit|title=Breaking news: r/GenZedong has been quarantined|date=2022-03-23|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/ShitLiberalsSay/comments/tkurmc/breaking_news_rgenzedong_has_been_quarantined/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323141840/https://www.reddit.com/r/ShitLiberalsSay/comments/tkurmc/breaking_news_rgenzedong_has_been_quarantined/|archive-date=2022-03-23|retrieved=2022-09-24}}</ref> At the time it was quarantined, GenZedong had over 56,000 users.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Reddit|title=GenZedong|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/GenZedong/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322230628/https://www.reddit.com/r/GenZedong/|archive-date=2022-03-22|retrieved=2022-09-24}}</ref> Quarantined subreddits are not deleted, but they can only be accessed by verified users and display a warning message. | |||
== U.S. government connections == | == U.S. government connections == | ||
Revision as of 20:34, 24 September 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, censorship of the /r/GenZedong subreddit has led them to join Lemmygrad, a pro-communist instance of the FOSS alternative to Reddit, Lemmy.
Censorship
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] In 2021, multiple subreddits with a total of 10 million users banned the World Socialist Web Site as a source.[3]
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]
Banned subreddits
In June 2020, Reddit banned the far-left r/ChapoTrapHouse community, which had 160,000 users.[4] Reddit banned the pro-AES community r/MoreTankieChapo, which had about 25,000 users, for "promoting hate."[5]
Quarantined subreddits
Reddit quarantined r/FULLCOMMUNISM in September 2018[6] and r/GenZedong in March 2022.[7] At the time it was quarantined, GenZedong had over 56,000 users.[8] Quarantined subreddits are not deleted, but they can only be accessed by verified users and display a warning message.
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.[9]
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.
- ↑ Kevin Reed (2021-06-15). "Why is the World Socialist Web Site still blacklisted on the Reddit r/coronavirus and r/politics forums?" World Socialist Web Site. Archived from the original on 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
- ↑ Kevin Reed (2020-07-02). "Reddit bans 2,000 communities in major censorship action" World Socialist Web Site. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
- ↑ "This community has been banned". Reddit. Archived from the original on 2020-12-05.
- ↑ ComradeGirl (2018-09-29). "FULLCOMMUNISM Quarantined!" Reddit. Archived from the original on 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
- ↑ ComradeStalin69 (2022-03-23). "Breaking news: r/GenZedong has been quarantined" Reddit. Archived from the original on 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
- ↑ "GenZedong". Reddit. Archived from the original on 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
- ↑ 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.