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Agreed.
Should have just took it down and state matter-of-fact:
"We did it from a legal and technical standpoint (or else reddit will break)."
The moral high ground / finger-wagging blog post can show up a week later when things die down (or spun differently).
Comment by SeaBrass at 07/09/2014 at 12:30 UTC
183 upvotes, 4 direct replies
But that's not consistent with the brand they are trying to market.
Comment by dorkrock2 at 07/09/2014 at 22:22 UTC
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Pictures of nude celebs = every subreddit involved is banned
Pictures of dead nude celebs = gets the reddit certification
This is definitely not a moral issue.
Comment by Alcoholic_Satan at 08/09/2014 at 06:41 UTC
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There really is no moral high ground. The media set the bar on the ground for morals long ago. If you can argue otherwise, i'll gladly start harassing people during their day to day lives now.