299 upvotes, 5 direct replies (showing 5)
View submission: Let's talk content. AMA.
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Comment by Sukrim at 16/07/2015 at 20:45 UTC
44 upvotes, 3 direct replies
I was banned from /r/AskReddit for referencing a handful of recent submissions of a user to comment on his/her comment about online anonymity that he/she probably already leaks a lot of information that can be used to limit the number of "suspects" a lot.
There is no appeal process for bans by the way, it is not clear from the UI that I even was/am banned, no explanation and no time limit (apparently my "crime" was to compile information from the first page of a user's public submissions which according to /r/AskReddit mods is violating site-wide privacy rules).
I'd also love to see a list of potentially private information that is 100% NOT ok to post (apparently US-Americans worry a lot about their SSN for example?) and some that is 100% ok to be posted (IP addresses?).
Comment by [deleted] at 16/07/2015 at 20:46 UTC
24 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Why would Reddit be able to or even want to push Gawker? Wat? Gawker is not responsible to reddit. This is such a wtf point.
Redditors are not journalists, either. And journalistic ethics do not apply to reddit comments.
Comment by MaunaLoona at 17/07/2015 at 05:36 UTC
3 upvotes, 2 direct replies
This really needs clarification. KotakuInAction was threatened with a ban for posting publicly available contact information for a business.
Personally I have no problem with posting personal information. It keeps people accountable for their actions. The cure to the problem of free speech isn't censorship but more free speech.
Comment by MercuryCobra at 17/07/2015 at 05:33 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Gawker isn't reddit. Gawker can dox people as much as it likes because it is not subject to reddit's rules. That's not very difficult to understand.
Comment by [deleted] at 16/07/2015 at 21:24 UTC
-11 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Reddit can punish external organizations?
Wait until it discovers the U.S. government will give you the birth and tax records of anyone. It'll have to ban the whole country!!