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Given that YouTube just put in place a blanket ban on antivaxx misinformation[1], will Reddit be following along any time soon? Stricter enforcement of the policies of some sort perhaps?
The positive action to address Holocaust denial shows that Reddit Inc has the capabilities for this.
It would be *really good* to get Reddit ahead of a potential PR blackeye if other social media platforms address COVID misinformation and Reddit continues its "teach the controversy" stance. (Banning NoNewNormal was a good step, but the official reasons were brigading primarily.) The media has been asking a lot of hard questions about Reddit's approaches to this issue.
It would help avoid another round of negative media stories on the Reddit platform ahead of the Reddit IPO. And frankly this problem badly needs to be addressed -- it's not making for a good Reddit community.
There's nothing here!