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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]]. | '''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]]. | ||
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| + | ==Shilling== | ||
| + | [[image:I get Paid to Chat on Reddit.png|thumbnail|''Confessions of a paid [[shill]] on Reddit'', a popular Reddit post from 2015.]] | ||
==Censorship== | ==Censorship== | ||
{{FA|Reddit/Censorship}} | {{FA|Reddit/Censorship}} | ||
[[image:Reddit Censorship.jpg|300px|right]] | [[image:Reddit Censorship.jpg|300px|right]] | ||
| − | 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> | + | 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> |
==Funding== | ==Funding== | ||
Revision as of 16:07, 20 February 2019
| A large corporate media site of forums in which readers vote stories up/down |
https://www.reddit.com Founders: Steve Huffman, Alexis Ohanian
Owner: Advance Publications
Staff: 71
Constitutes: corporate media, forum
Contents
Sub-Page
| Page Name | Size |
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| Reddit/Censorship | 5,663 |
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.
Shilling
Confessions of a paid shill on Reddit, a popular Reddit post from 2015.
Censorship
- Full article: Reddit/Censorship
- Full article: Reddit/Censorship
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.
Alternatives
Readers seeking a Reddit style website with a community more receptive to the topics of discussion on this website may be interested in Saidit.
Employee on Wikispooks
| Employee | Job | Appointed | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Ashooh | Director of Policy | 2017 | Ramped up Reddit censorship |
A document sourced from Reddit
| Title | Type | Subject(s) | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:How Reddit Was Destroyed | webpage | Reddit/Censorship | 25 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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