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Musk 'Pressured' Reddit CEO to Silence DOGE Critics, Leaving Moderators Outraged: Report.
(www.latintimes.com)
"Free speech absolutist" π€£π€£π€£
this post was submitted on 27 Mar 2025
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My God they've pissed off Hitler
Reddit is dead to me and I was with it since near the beginning.
There was that peak time back in the 2010s. Right after they got rid of all the worst hate communities but before they were taken over by astroturfing.
Maybe like 2014-2015ish?
Same. Joined at the Digg migration. Left at the 3rd party App-ocolypse. Reddit is dead. Or perhaps it's more accurate to say that it's a zombie: with more bots than actual human users, it's the Dead Internet Theory in action.
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That's why I'm here. Whatever musk touches turns to shit.
The mierdas touch!
For anyone who doesn't know: this is a clever reference to the myth of Midas' Touch that I'm totally stealing.
Oh I can definitely not claim it either. Someone said it ages ago, and I stole it.
There has been unwarranted censorship at a scale I've never seen on Reddit I thought it was the last bastion of free speech
While actual hate speech and seriously harmful content goes completely unchecked
It is unfortunate
Steve Bannon isnt welcome in Colorado. Phil Long Auditorium shouldn't host nazis. I was banned for saying as much from Fucking Reddit of all places Pointing out that there have been fires at dealerships lately does not equate to harrasment Phil Long Auditorium should not host the Rally period. Their casual attitude towards white supremacy is unacceptable and while i dont believe they should necessarily be burnt to the ground, there are better places to buy automobiles They deserve to be boycotted And i will punch a nazi mod in the face 100% of the time
Edit: UPDATE 2 PROTESTORS WERE RAN OVER BY TWO DIFFERENT HATE RALLY ATTENDEE"S CARS !!! NAZIS ARE VIOLENT PIECES OF SHIT
Told you so r/Coloradosprings
Fuck yall
I'd argue Lemmy and other decentralized platforms are the last bastion for free speech instead of Reddit though.
Like, since Lemmy, Pixelfed, Mastodon, PeerTube, and Matrix are decentralized, that naturally shields them from censorship somewhat compared to centralized platforms where you're ultimately at the mercy of whoever runs that platform.
I'd argue Lemmy and other decentralized platforms are the last bastion for free speech instead of Reddit though.
Lemmy is kind of forced to be, too.
Horrific speech can be removed from the site. But if you want to see it, the admin logs are open to the public. Other instances also aren't forced to play along with the views of one instance. And each instance can choose whether they want to connect with others.
So you could create your own Christian Nationalist and White Supremacist Lemmy. But our instances don't have to federate with it. And if they choose to do so, we can leave for a different one or the users can block it entirely.
Lemmy lets anyone have a platform and, simultaneously, it doesn't force anyone to listen to you just because you have your own platform. Basically, everything that makes Lemmy a decentralized platform also makes it good for moderation without harming free speech.
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Iβm old enough to remember when Elon released βthe twitter filesβ in an attempt to demonstrate how the federal government supposedly exerted egregious pressure on private media in violation of first amendment right.
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I just got a temporary ban for cussing out Elon in one of the antifacist subreddits, felt good. I'm wearing this ban as a badge of honor.
I got perma banned for calling a magat regarded and telling them to stop eating crayons, under rule 1:
Reddit is a place for creating community and belonging, not for attacking marginalized or vulnerable groups of people. Everyone has a right to use Reddit free of harassment, bullying, and threats of violence. Communities and users that incite violence or that promote hate based on identity or vulnerability will be banned.
lol. The small, vulnerable, and marginalized group of election winning fascists.
regarded (sic)
Surely you can insult musk without being ableist though? There's 500,000 words in the English language. Choose one that doesn't drag innocent people into it.
It's why I said regarded instead of retarded. I'd never call someone with a disability retarded though, it's more appropriate for right-wingers.
Typo/intentional misspelling aside, it's clear from context what you meant. Here's a fun idea, let's not call anyone retarded. It's a slur against a marginalized group who have nothing to do with any of this. There are plenty of other adjectives to choose from.
This was finally the point that made me come here
Same here, friend. This is my first post. Fuck Musk, and fuck Spez.
Welcome to you both! Iβm also new here and enjoying it so far!
Let's be real here, Pig Boy didn't need Elon to pressure him much to clamp down on people critical of the elite.
That's called class solidarity...
It ain't amazing how the rich ways have it but the normie is always simping for the club he don't belong to?
I'm amazed any of you get told why you were banned
I'm not and never was banned from there, however I left on my own accord after this happened, as if all their other enshittification didn't reinforce that decision.
Because Reddit mods are known for not being massive corruptable stooges?
What the nazis couldn't subdue - they killed.
America Hates
TRAITORAPIST TRUMP
I get that Musk is doing all types of tropes. But... what is the source for this newspaper I never heard about before? Is there any evidence for these pressures beyond "Trust me bro, we are the Latin times"?
I also deleted my reddit account. What is happening in that sub?
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/r/mariokart is gonna fucking implode
It's why I came here...
I'm glad I got banned, Reddit is going downhill fast
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