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Think about the type of people that use Pinterest and you have your answer as to why they never get any ire for the decisions that they make and why their user base is seemingly OK with it.
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Reddit seemingly finally goes nuclear on biggest Pro-Trump subreddit
- Thread starter TheAbsolution
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Yeah but none of which were the official subreddit for supporting the current POTUS.
I'm genuinely not sure what you mean by "the type of people that use it." I think it has more to do with how they intentionally constrain the actual social aspect of it, despite the ability to leave comments, DM, etc. It's more about self-discovery, self-improvement, etc. I still appreciate them for how they intentionally manage their ecosystem and help keep it incredibly positive.
"We're not a cult! We just have an enormous subreddit and we traverse the internet in our millions, spreading the gospel of our lord and savior!"
seriously though, this isn't even only directed at trumpers. If you find yourself being a "fan" of a politician, defending them from any criticism, creating a personal identity around them (ie having them as your avi, owning multiple clothing items with their face, multiple bumper stickers, posters,).........
Stop and look at yourself.
seriously though, this isn't even only directed at trumpers. If you find yourself being a "fan" of a politician, defending them from any criticism, creating a personal identity around them (ie having them as your avi, owning multiple clothing items with their face, multiple bumper stickers, posters,).........
Stop and look at yourself.
They might want to look at /Conspiracy while they're at it. I was browsing earlier this week and every other threads were full of comments about jews and the holocaust being a hoax. Par for the course for conspiracy theorists, but I was still surprised by how brazen it was.
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I'm sorry, I should've been more clear but I meant more the demographics of users of Pinterest. That wasn't meant as a dig against people that do use it, just more of a general observation. You're right that app design helps limit this as well of course.
subreddit that, in name, centers around the socialist podcast of the same name but has grown to basically become leftist meme central
I remember reading another Reddit thread about TD ages ago that basically said that the amount of money that it generated for Reddit through people on that sub giving each other Reddit Gold for their shitty posts was the reason they never took action against it.
I guess that grift finally ended so they're having to step in now.
I guess that grift finally ended so they're having to step in now.
I imagine that directly confronting the freaking president of the united states isn't an easy decision for an American company, especially when said president is a clinically insane and unpredictable person
They should definitely ban the subreddit, and the longer they take the worse it's going to be when they finally do it, but I can sorta understand the hesitation.
The sooner those racist, sexist, homophobic, bigoted cunts are gone, the better. Let them congregate on their own little website that is harder to find and more difficult to spread.
1) They haven't actually banned it yet.
2) They should have banned it literally years ago, this is too little too late.
3) Taking this approach (of gradual dismantling) is giving them time to co-ordinate resettlement on other websites, which is effectively throwing a bone to their toxic community.
Fuck that subreddit, and fuck the Reddit management who have been so hospitable to its venom.
2) They should have banned it literally years ago, this is too little too late.
3) Taking this approach (of gradual dismantling) is giving them time to co-ordinate resettlement on other websites, which is effectively throwing a bone to their toxic community.
Fuck that subreddit, and fuck the Reddit management who have been so hospitable to its venom.
Remember when a reddit admin admitted to editing a user's comment on that hell hole, hence legitimizing their persecution complex? Actually fuck you for that, Spez. Goddamn moron without anything resembling a spine.
You directly contributed to that sub gaining supporters with that stunt.
You directly contributed to that sub gaining supporters with that stunt.
I read it as: The majority of Pinterest users and the vast majority of users contributing with pins, are women.
And even if that reading is incorrect, it's still a fact, and one which I'm pretty sure contributes to their stance on these things.
This TD tool's comment cracked me upReddit - Dive into anything
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If you want some fun reading and people just utterly shitting on T_D. ;)
That is literally a 1:1 description of TD, which instantly banned anyone who showed even the slightest dissent from mindless praise of Trump. I believe it was a little game on reddit for people to go on there and try to see how innocuous a post they could make and still get banned for.
Accusations by right wingers are confessions. Every time, down to the smallest detail.
Pretty much my thought... except I'd say not just too late, I'd say too little, too late.
That's why you dont bite the hand that feeds you. After the dumbfucks demanding the moss he vetted, it was only a matter of time. What an idiotic, self destructive path to take.
Fitting, really.
Fitting, really.
That only happens if the other subreddit mods let it happen.
"Wow, Trump was right all along about isolating China. ALL HAIL TRUMP AND HIS GLORIOUS NEW REGIME! Sincerely, little girl."
Their biggest excuse for not getting rid of T_D was that the people there would just go to other subreddits so it's easier to keep everyone contained in there.
No we'll see that that excuse is bullshit. Other subreddits are moderated and very few will allow their shit.
No we'll see that that excuse is bullshit. Other subreddits are moderated and very few will allow their shit.
I think the idea is that the Reddit leadership would rather slowly dismantle T_D, shuttering the community all at once would trigger a flood of users to pour out and overwhelm adjacent communities by sheer volume alone. It's controversial but I see the merits behind their approach, even if the continued existence of that abhorrent place angers me.
Apart from the money obviously I've kinda thought the authorities might like it to remain open so they can track people better. A bit of a self fulfilling prophecy left unchecked so probably not but crossed my mind, you would want to know were the dangerous scum are however you don't want to cultivate it either so I don't know if Reddit have any pressure there.
A sudden banning would also probably cause a ton of controversy. I can even imagine Trump attacking Reddit which would be less than fun. Slowly trying to strangle the community will make it easier when they eventually ban them, and also means they have an overwhelming amount of evidence of reports and actions they can use as reasoning for the ban.
It's a shitty situation to deal with. I don't envy the reddit admins.
it is because they don't want to be remembered as the people who shut down the US president subreddit.
Go over there and look at the state of the sub, definitely not business as usual. A bunch of bots upvoting pictures of the American Flag and the constitution "to get banned".
A bunch of shitposting memes mocking the "shill mods" and wrong think? I've only been there a hand full of times, but it seems like business as usual to me.
They're always mental so this is normal.
I wouldn't be surprised to see T_D taken out of quarantine because the new mods are "vetted". Reddit is literally bending over backwards to give them the platform, going as far as vetting and hiring mods on their behalf for a sub that has no revenue streams. If they wanted T_D gone they'd just do it, but they want it to stay.
Also this, banning that subreddit entirely would put this in the crosshairs of the greater mass media in a way that the current events can't compare. I'd imagine the backlash from that being severe for adjacent communities and otherwise divisive but otherwise civil political subreddits. Being overwhelmed by sheer traffic volume can shutter entire communities or leave them in a state that's beyond repair, the excellent r/neutralpolitics learned this the hard way the first time they allowed their content to make it onto r/All.
you just reminded me I should check out their stock price. they are doing shit right.
As a quarantined sub, they actually cannot have any ads or give reddit awards. Even when they weren't, they actively encouraged people not to do it to not give reddit money.
Chapo is in no way innocent, the amount of violent content on that subreddit was staggering, I've also been told there were a lot of issues with their users brigading other communities.
