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==Censorship==
 
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Reddit, to quote one subscriber "has been compromised for a very long time".<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/32km41/you_dont_end_up_here_at_rconspiracy_if_you_didnt/?ref=search_posts</ref> It has been, and presumably still is, subject to various forms of [[censorship]].<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/undelete/comments/22yewf/i_have_identified_a_list_of_keywords_that_are/</ref> and the official rules for how the site works are not followed with posts of [[deep political]] relevance.<ref>[[Document:How_Reddit_Was_Destroyed]]</ref>  
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Reddit, to quote one subscriber "has been compromised for a very long time".<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/32km41/you_dont_end_up_here_at_rconspiracy_if_you_didnt/?ref=search_posts</ref> It has been subject to various forms of [[censorship]].<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/undelete/comments/22yewf/i_have_identified_a_list_of_keywords_that_are/</ref> and the official rules for how the site works are not followed with posts of [[deep political]] relevance.<ref>[[Document:How_Reddit_Was_Destroyed]]</ref>  
 
 
===Wikispooks===
 
On 30 March 2017, a user posted a link to the Wikispooks page on [[spooks]], with the caption "Check out "wikispooks" for a disturbing cast of characters." The next day, the comment was still visible, but the user had been deleted.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/62e1mp/check_out_wikispooks_for_a_disturbing_cast_of/</ref>
 
 
 
===Pizzagate===
 
On 24 November 2016, Reddit banned the sub-reddit /r/PizzaGate "due to a violation of our content policy. Specifically, the proliferation of personal and confidential information. We don’t want witchhunts on our site."<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/pizzagate</ref><ref>http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-11-23/reddit-bans-pizzagate-we-dont-want-witchhunts-our-site</ref> The [[PizzaGate]] investigation was continued at voat.co<ref>https://voat.co/v/pizzagate</ref> and by the [[Corbett Report]],<ref>https://www.corbettreport.com/reddit-bans-pizzagate-investigation-the-corbett-report-continues-it/</ref> leading to comments about the "Wrong side of history" and the [[Streisand effect]].<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/5ee6gs/announcement_in_regards_to_todays_shutdown_of/?st=ivub4qki&sh=7185c971</ref>
 
 
 
 
==Funding==
 
==Funding==
 
Investors include [[Marc Andreessen]], [[Peter Thiel]], [[Ron Conway]] and [[Jared Leto]].
 
Investors include [[Marc Andreessen]], [[Peter Thiel]], [[Ron Conway]] and [[Jared Leto]].

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Reddit is a social media site which, while is is firmly corporate-controlled, has nevertheless assisted in various important stories such as the murder of Sunny Sheu.

Censorship

Full article: Reddit/Censorship
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Reddit, to quote one subscriber "has been compromised for a very long time".[1] It has been subject to various forms of censorship.[2] and the official rules for how the site works are not followed with posts of deep political relevance.[3]

Funding

Investors include Marc Andreessen, Peter Thiel, Ron Conway and Jared Leto.

 

Employee on Wikispooks

EmployeeJobAppointedDescription
Jessica AshoohDirector of Policy2017Ramped up Reddit censorship

 

A document sourced from Reddit

TitleTypeSubject(s)Publication dateAuthor(s)Description
Document:How Reddit Was DestroyedwebpageReddit/Censorship25 March 2015'Shark Shank'An informative summary of changes made to how Reddit works to facilitate its use as a means of disseminating propaganda and frustrate its use as a forum for uncensored self-expression.
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