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CriticalResist at 12:14, 8 October 2025

2025-10-08T12:14:31Z

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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" />

	=== ~~Banned~~ subreddits ===		=== Deletion of left-wing 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> ~~Reddit banned the far-left r/TheDeprogram in September 2025, for "violating Rule 1."<ref>{{Web citation\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/TheDeprogram/\|retrieved=2025-10-07}}</ref>~~ In July 2025, Reddit banned the communist r/CommunistMemes for being "unmoderated" after all of its moderators were banned for "breaking the rules."<ref>{{Web citation\|author=u/Unhappy_Lead2496\|title=The "reason" given to the mods of r/CommunistMemes for why their accounts got banned\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/CommunismMemes/comments/1lec5vf/\|retrieved=2025-10-07}}</ref>		Reddit has for a long time allowed right-wing and gray-area subreddits to thrive, only banning them when they attracted too much media attention, while also banning some left-wing subreddits in the same wave so as to claim a fair approach. The r/jailbait subreddit for example, which was devoted to posting suggestive pictures of underage girls, existed from 2008 to 2011 on Reddit.com.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/jailbait</ref> Its founder, u/violentacrez, even received an award from Reddit themselves, a golden bobblehead, for his "making significant contributions to the site".<ref>https://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/18/us/internet-troll-apology</ref> It was only closed down following a media investigation. Up until then, Reddit defended the subreddit under the argument that they did not want to censor anything on the platform.

			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> Later that same year, 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>

			In July 2025, Reddit banned the communist r/CommunistMemes for being "unmoderated" after all of its moderators were banned for "breaking the rules" with no further explanation.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=u/Unhappy_Lead2496\|title=The "reason" given to the mods of r/CommunistMemes for why their accounts got banned\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/CommunismMemes/comments/1lec5vf/\|retrieved=2025-10-07}}</ref> Two months later in September, Reddit banned r/TheDeprogram, the unofficial subreddit for [[The Deprogram]] podcast, the official reason given was for "violating [Reddit's] Rule 1",<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/TheDeprogram/</ref> with rule 1 being "incite violence or that promote hate based on identity or vulnerability".<ref>https://redditinc.com/policies/reddit-rules</ref> In either cases, it was left unclear by the Reddit corporation which was the problematic content exactly, and no time or warning was given to the moderators to comply with the rules.

	=== Quarantined subreddits ===		=== 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.~~		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> A quarantine allows people to visit the subreddit provided they read a disclaimer first about its content, agree to visit, and provide a valid email address. Furthermore, quarantines prevent the subreddit from being linked in comments or discovered through organic tools.

			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>

	== U.S. government connections ==		== U.S. government connections ==

50.92.163.215: Add info on r/TheDeprogram and r/CommunistMemes ban

2025-10-08T03:05:26Z

Add info on r/TheDeprogram and r/CommunistMemes ban

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	=== Banned subreddits ===		=== 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>		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> Reddit banned the far-left r/TheDeprogram in September 2025, for "violating Rule 1."<ref>{{Web citation\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/TheDeprogram/\|retrieved=2025-10-07}}</ref> In July 2025, Reddit banned the communist r/CommunistMemes for being "unmoderated" after all of its moderators were banned for "breaking the rules."<ref>{{Web citation\|author=u/Unhappy_Lead2496\|title=The "reason" given to the mods of r/CommunistMemes for why their accounts got banned\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/CommunismMemes/comments/1lec5vf/\|retrieved=2025-10-07}}</ref>

	=== Quarantined subreddits ===		=== Quarantined subreddits ===

AutisticYugoslav: The main ideology of Reddit is US liberalism

2025-01-23T06:05:54Z

The main ideology of Reddit is US liberalism

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	[[File:Reddit logo.png\|thumb\|Logo]]		[[File:Reddit logo.png\|thumb\|Logo]]
	'''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>		'''Reddit''' is a liberal [[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, 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]].		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]].

Ledlecreeper27: Alternatives

2024-12-29T17:05:20Z

Alternatives

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	On 8 May, 2013 Reddit revealed Eglin Air Force Base to be the "Most addicted city (over 100k visits total)".<ref>{{Web citation\|author=hueypriest\|newspaper=[[Reddit]]\|title=Get ready for Global reddit Meetup Day, plus some stats about top reddit cities and languages.\|date=2013-05-08\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322005227/http://www.redditblog.com/2013/05/get-ready-for-global-reddit-meetup-day.html\|archive-date=2014-03-22}}</ref> Eglin Air Force Base has produced research papers such as "Containment Control for a Social Network with State-Dependent Connectivity" describing methods of producing propaganda for social media sites.<ref>{{Citation\|author=Zhen Kan, Justin Klotz, Eduardo L. Pasiliao Jr, Warren E. Dixon\|year=2015\|title=Containment Control for a Social Network with State-Dependent Connectivity\|title-url=http://arxiv.org/abs/1402.5644v1\|page=86-92\|pdf=https://arxiv.org/pdf/1402.5644.pdf\|publisher=Elsevier\|series=Automatica\|volume=56}}</ref>		On 8 May, 2013 Reddit revealed Eglin Air Force Base to be the "Most addicted city (over 100k visits total)".<ref>{{Web citation\|author=hueypriest\|newspaper=[[Reddit]]\|title=Get ready for Global reddit Meetup Day, plus some stats about top reddit cities and languages.\|date=2013-05-08\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322005227/http://www.redditblog.com/2013/05/get-ready-for-global-reddit-meetup-day.html\|archive-date=2014-03-22}}</ref> Eglin Air Force Base has produced research papers such as "Containment Control for a Social Network with State-Dependent Connectivity" describing methods of producing propaganda for social media sites.<ref>{{Citation\|author=Zhen Kan, Justin Klotz, Eduardo L. Pasiliao Jr, Warren E. Dixon\|year=2015\|title=Containment Control for a Social Network with State-Dependent Connectivity\|title-url=http://arxiv.org/abs/1402.5644v1\|page=86-92\|pdf=https://arxiv.org/pdf/1402.5644.pdf\|publisher=Elsevier\|series=Automatica\|volume=56}}</ref>

			== Alternatives ==

			* [https://tieba.baidu.com Baidu Tieba]
			* [https://join-lemmy.org Lemmy]
			** [https://hexbear.net Hexbear]
			** [https://lemmygrad.ml Lemmygrad]
			* [https://pikabu.ru Pikabu]

	== References ==		== References ==

Cassette: /* U.S. government connections */ Corrected a typo. I changed "Reddit's director or policy" to "Reddit's director of policy"

2023-12-04T13:38:14Z

U.S. government connections: Corrected a typo. I changed "Reddit's director or policy" to "Reddit's director of policy"

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	== U.S. government connections ==		== 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 of 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>		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>

Unpraxist: Added information about Eglin Air Force Base operations on Reddit

2023-02-13T03:00:20Z

Added information about Eglin Air Force Base operations on Reddit

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	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>		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>

			On 8 May, 2013 Reddit revealed Eglin Air Force Base to be the "Most addicted city (over 100k visits total)".<ref>{{Web citation\|author=hueypriest\|newspaper=[[Reddit]]\|title=Get ready for Global reddit Meetup Day, plus some stats about top reddit cities and languages.\|date=2013-05-08\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322005227/http://www.redditblog.com/2013/05/get-ready-for-global-reddit-meetup-day.html\|archive-date=2014-03-22}}</ref> Eglin Air Force Base has produced research papers such as "Containment Control for a Social Network with State-Dependent Connectivity" describing methods of producing propaganda for social media sites.<ref>{{Citation\|author=Zhen Kan, Justin Klotz, Eduardo L. Pasiliao Jr, Warren E. Dixon\|year=2015\|title=Containment Control for a Social Network with State-Dependent Connectivity\|title-url=http://arxiv.org/abs/1402.5644v1\|page=86-92\|pdf=https://arxiv.org/pdf/1402.5644.pdf\|publisher=Elsevier\|series=Automatica\|volume=56}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==

Ledlecreeper27 at 20:34, 24 September 2022

2022-09-24T20:34:56Z

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	[[File:Reddit logo.png\|thumb\|Logo]]		[[File:Reddit logo.png\|thumb\|Logo]]
	'''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 ~~of America\|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>		'''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~~'s fears of being censored~~ has led them to join [[Lemmygrad]], a pro-[[Communism\|communist]] instance of the [[Free and open-source software\|FOSS]] alternative to Reddit, Lemmy.		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 ~~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>		=== 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 ==

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	'''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 of America\|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>		'''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 of America\|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 ~~(subreddit)~~\|/r/GenZedong]] subreddit's fears of being censored has led them to join [[Lemmygrad]], a pro-[[Communism\|communist]] instance of the [[Free and open-source software\|FOSS]] alternative to Reddit, Lemmy.		Fears of censorship of certain communities have led to users looking for alternatives. For example, the [[GenZedong\|/r/GenZedong]] subreddit's fears of being censored 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 ==
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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" />

	== ~~Imperialist~~ connections ==		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]]

Ledlecreeper27 at 00:07, 6 August 2022

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	'''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.		'''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 of America\|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 (subreddit)\|/r/GenZedong]] subreddit's fears of being censored has led them to join [[Lemmygrad]], a pro-communist instance of the [[Free and open-source software\|FOSS]] alternative to Reddit, Lemmy.		Fears of censorship of certain communities have led to users looking for alternatives. For example, the [[GenZedong (subreddit)\|/r/GenZedong]] subreddit's fears of being censored has led them to join [[Lemmygrad]], a pro-[[Communism\|communist]] instance of the [[Free and open-source software\|FOSS]] alternative to Reddit, Lemmy.

			== Censorship ==
			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" />

			== Imperialist 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" />

			== References ==
	[[Category:Online communities]]		[[Category:Online communities]]
	[[Category:Closed source software]]		[[Category:Closed source software]]

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	'''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>		'''Reddit''' is a liberal [[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, 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]].		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]].

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	'''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 ~~of America\|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>		'''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~~'s fears of being censored~~ has led them to join [[Lemmygrad]], a pro-[[Communism\|communist]] instance of the [[Free and open-source software\|FOSS]] alternative to Reddit, Lemmy.		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 ~~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>		=== 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 ==