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View submission: IAMA reddit General Manager. AMA.
What do you think about subreddits such as /r/jailbait and /r/picsofdeadkids?
Comment by hueypriest at 20/07/2011 at 19:01 UTC
674 upvotes, 21 direct replies
Personally I think they are gross. But let's take the infamous picsOfDeadkids example. The actual content of that subreddit is mostly autopsy photos. Obviously it's a troll subreddit and created to get a reaction, and I'd guess 98% of redditors think it's gross/offensive etc. But what if the name of the subreddit was /r/autopsyphotos or /r/doyoureallywanttogointocriminalforensics and they were sincere in their discussion of these images? Would some of that 98% now be ok with it? I would bet at least some would. What if it wasn't kids but adults? Or historical autopsy photos only? The point is I don't want to be the one making those decisions for anyone but myself, and it's not the business reddit is in. We're a free speech site with very few exceptions (mostly personal info) and having to stomach occasional troll reddit like picsofdeadkids or morally quesitonable reddits like jailbait are part of the price of free speech on a site like this.
Comment by JoelReinstein at 10/08/2011 at 19:07 UTC
3 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Speech is action. Free speech has its limits where speech encourages and glorifies violence. /r/beatingwomen has no business existing. It should be shut down - and as an added bonus, we'll be entertained by the whining of the idiots who love it.
Comment by bon_mot at 21/07/2011 at 17:17 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Im fine with both of those but /r/picsofdeadjailbait gives me the creeps