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View submission: "Removing harassing subreddits"
"It's not our site's goal to be a completely free-speech platform. We want to be a safe platform and we want to be a platform that also protects privacy at the same time." - Ellen Pao
Like George Carlin said pertaining to Radio as instead of the Internet:
"Did anyone ever tell you there are two KNOBS on the radio?
Two. Knobs. On the radio. Of course, I'm sure the reverend isn't that comfortable with anything that has two knobs on it. But hey, reverend, there are two knobs on the radio! One of them turns the radio OFF, and the other one
CHANGES THE STATION! Imagine that, reverend, you can actually change the station! It's called freedom of choice, and it's one of the principles this country was founded upon. Look it up in the library, reverend, if you have any of them left when you've finished burning all the books."
The reason Reddit works is because YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THOSE SUBREDDITS THAT OFFEND YOU. Banning them will just give justification to ban anything that you don't like. Say like critics or whistleblowers.
We all know the real reason she's doing this is $$$$. The reason I come to reddit is because of the openess and freedom. This is the first step of me actually searching for an alternative.
Comment by [deleted] at 10/06/2015 at 19:36 UTC
14 upvotes, 1 direct replies
The reason I come to reddit is because of the openess and freedom.
Really what
Comment by Anen-o-me at 11/06/2015 at 00:35 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Someone suggested a decentralized message board called Aether,[1] I'm gonna check it out.
Comment by JobDestroyer at 10/06/2015 at 20:58 UTC
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They don't have to host them, either.