Topic: The Donald
The Donald subreddit has faced significant censorship, including bans and quarantines, as platforms like Reddit implement strict content moderation policies. This reflects a broader trend of deplatforming and suppression of communities deemed controversial, raising concerns about free speech and the rights of users to engage in open discourse. The actions taken against The Donald highlight the ongoing battle between user expression and platform control.
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ADL report advocates for deplatforming at website infrastructure level
Activists have been targeting hosting and service providers.
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Reddit’s largest conspiracy community launches independent forum after increased Reddit censorship
Thousands of users have already joined the new forum.
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Reddit has banned over 7,000 communities for “hateful content” in just two months
Reddit has wiped out what were some of the most popular subreddits on its site under new rules.
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Reddit CEO wishes he’d quarantined The Donald sooner, says he’s fine with it being in a “near-dead” state
Reddit has intentionally killed one of its most popular communities.
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Reddit purges half of The Donald’s top moderators and plans to replace them with Reddit approved mods
One of The Donald’s former top moderators suggested this decision will kill the subreddit.
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Reddit user’s apparent confession to letting 11 “Trump supporters” die, sparks investigation and FBI outreach
After the Reddit user was identified, a nursing home confirmed that it’s conducting a “thorough investigation.”
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Reddit threatens The Donald with “further consequences” for posts discussing impeachment whistleblower
Last week Reddit said it wouldn’t censor the impeachment whistleblower’s name.
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Chapo Trap House subreddit quarantined for “encouragement of violence” and “repeated rule breaking behavior”
The quarantine comes a few days after members of The Donald subreddit highlighted multiple examples of violent threats in the…
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The Donald subreddit quarantined on the eve of US presidential debates
The Donald is one of the most influential sources of pro-Trump memes.