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View submission: Let's talk content. AMA.
I can tell you with confidence that these specific communities are not what we are referring to. Not even close.
This is why it is important for you to clarify exactly what you mean by "illegal" in the original post of rules. E.g. British law on BDSM and BDSM-related media is fairly restrictive.
Comment by PM_ME_UR_NUDIBRANCHS at 16/07/2015 at 21:38 UTC
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Reddit is governed by the laws of the state of California. It's in the User Agreement.
Comment by [deleted] at 16/07/2015 at 21:59 UTC
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Comment by [deleted] at 16/07/2015 at 21:47 UTC
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I'm not one hundred percent sure, but aren't the UK laws only prohibitive of content produced in the UK? Meaning that you can watch stuff as long as it's made in other countries. That's how I remember the wording of the law, anyway...
Comment by tripbin at 16/07/2015 at 23:01 UTC
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It mentions things that are actually illegal. While BDSM might be illegal in UK talking about it is not. Since reddit is just a forum for communication and not an actual BDSM meeting it wouldn't break any UK law. He clear does it really well with the drug example. Drugs are illegal; talking about drugs is not and therefore is safe to exist on reddit.
Comment by [deleted] at 16/07/2015 at 22:40 UTC
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Reddit is not a British company. They're not going to follow those laws any more than they're going to follow the laws of backward Arab states and ban porn or whatever.
Comment by stardog101 at 16/07/2015 at 23:15 UTC
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I think it was clear that the posts themselves would have to be illegal (ie linking directly to illegal downloads or child porn) rather than being about illegal activities (such as doing drugs or bdsm). I imagine the distinction is "would you get in legal trouble for putting this on your own personal website"?
Comment by Mason11987 at 16/07/2015 at 20:56 UTC
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Reddit is based in the US, not the UK, there other rules about illegal content only consider the laws in the US.
Comment by xMazz at 16/07/2015 at 23:00 UTC
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That didn't ever even happen in the UK.
Comment by [deleted] at 16/07/2015 at 21:58 UTC
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Comment by [deleted] at 16/07/2015 at 21:34 UTC
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It will probably have to be a case-by-case basis almost. Subs like /r/beatingwomen2 are obviously illegal for legal reasons (for no better term..) whereas in some countries /r/BDSM is illegal for moral reasons.
That was kind of confusing, but I hope you know what I mean