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View submission: Let's talk content. AMA.
What they said is unimportant. They don't have a legal contract with you. You didn't elect them in a democratic vote. A bunch of gotcha quotes curated by a frustrated bully-lover doesn't change the fact that reddit has been going very wrong.
A bastion of free speech? No, a bastion of bullying, hatred, violence.
I for one am very happy that they have come to their senses and gotten rid of the revolting bully underbelly if Reddit.
A bunch of horrible subreddits will be banned; and nothing of value was lost.
Comment by [deleted] at 17/07/2015 at 18:54 UTC
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So you're complaining about people complaining about people who complained about subreddits that complained about people, but only the people you're complaining about and the subreddits that complained about people are the entities that don't understand nobody has a legal duty to hear them, and their complaints are therefore unwarranted?
I don't think people are under the impression that a legal duty exists, it's this canard I've seen over and over again. Generally having a legal duty breached means that the person can sue, not that they can complain. Everyone can complain (see above) irrespective of the existence of a legal duty.
In any case, above you can see that everyone has put some kind of responsibility on reddit. Some people think that they should be able to publish what they want on it, others (like you) think they should be protected from what they find offensive. You can see how it's just as easy to say that your position is out of order? Especially if I say they have no legal duty to protect you or ensure your enjoyment of the site?
Because, after all, if you want to see 28 ways the white man is an asshole, there's a site called buzzfeed. And if I want to complain about fat people, there's a site called voat.
I get that you're getting your way, probably because you've got a larger demographic and are therefore more valuable to reddit, but basically: breach doesn't confer the right to complain, complaining was ok when you agreed with it, and nobody owes anyone a legal duty, reddit is just protecting the bottom line.