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View submission: Let's talk content. AMA.
I've left this regarding the "initial intent" of Reddit multiple times and have been downvoted. Still, the arguments around free speech are treating Reddit like it's government, which it is not. Still, entertaining the argument, this is what Thomas Jefferson (who keeps being cited for opinions on free speech) thought about original intent:
"We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy as civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors."
If Reddit is changing, it's changing for the better and we no longer have to wear the coat where /r/rapingwomen was okay.
Comment by Serious_Senator at 17/07/2015 at 00:02 UTC
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Uhhuh. Although I'm curious if their other bans will be as clear cut though. Justiceporn comes to mind. I really like the idea of opt-in content though. Keep the front page fresh but don't curtail non-violent speech. I'm very happy with the way this has turned out. What are your thoughts?
Comment by Tor_Coolguy at 17/07/2015 at 08:47 UTC
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Because banning icky places where icky people talk about icky things must be ethical! Ethics and ideals are based on what feels right and makes us comfortable, after all.
Comment by uniptf at 18/07/2015 at 05:16 UTC
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If Reddit is changing, it's changing for the better
Change does not always produce improvement
Comment by frankenmine at 17/07/2015 at 01:25 UTC
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Still, the arguments around free speech are treating Reddit like it's government, which it is not.
Yishan said reddit was a government in a 2012 post, so yes, it is.