-822 upvotes, 38 direct replies (showing 25)
View submission: Content Policy Update
It adds friction to the signup process, which we hope will cause people to think twice before opting in.
Comment by [deleted] at 05/08/2015 at 21:38 UTC*
225 upvotes, 4 direct replies
The one aspect of the website that attracts millions? Anonymous conversation with other people across the globe? Punishment should not be taken any further than your website. Even the mere possibility for a person's PERSONAL information to be tagged for his own PERSONAL opinions is not what I expect you to be about, Reddit.
Edit: Anonymity is this website's golden ticket to fame. Don't leave your roots.
Comment by Whisper at 05/08/2015 at 21:12 UTC
277 upvotes, 9 direct replies
It's not your business to cause people to think twice before disagreeing with you. You are saying *"You may discuss things I personally find distasteful, so long as you give up your anonymity. I can do anything I like with that information about who you really are."*
The modern rash of left-wing authoritarianism is appalling. It only took one generation for the American left to go from hating Joe McCarthy to stealing his playbook.
Comment by philipwhiuk at 05/08/2015 at 21:08 UTC
280 upvotes, 4 direct replies
Surely a big part of collecting them is to release them to authorities. Even if it isn't it will happen.
Direct question: Did your legal advisor tell you to collect personally identifiable information about people subscribing to morally ambiguous subreddits in order to isolate Reddit Inc. from harm.
Comment by mn920 at 05/08/2015 at 22:07 UTC
25 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Wait, so you're admitting that parts of the quarantine policy aren't about quarantining at all, but just about making it harder for a community to exist? Why not also throw in a few more arbitrary limits--how about a 200 character cap on comment length?
Quarantine policies should be narrowly tailored to achieving quarantine, not punishing the underlying community.
Comment by fried_fetus at 05/08/2015 at 21:07 UTC
335 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Why do you need to be the user's parent? Give them a warning about potential content and move on.
Comment by DangerChipmunk at 05/08/2015 at 23:57 UTC
13 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Although I don't really have any desire to visit any of the mentioned subreddits and I'm confident I wouldn't be welcome in any of them, I don't like you dictating to me what you think I am capable of handling.
Comment by MrDysprosium at 05/08/2015 at 21:34 UTC
34 upvotes, 0 direct replies
This is.... odd... please reconsider this decision.
Comment by baserace at 06/08/2015 at 03:07 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
This is perhaps your most disturbing comment in this thread.
Comment by [deleted] at 05/08/2015 at 21:57 UTC
13 upvotes, 0 direct replies
You know what else adds friction to the signup process?
Literally 20 different things that don't involve collecting personal information, you jackass.
Comment by JamisonP at 05/08/2015 at 21:08 UTC
51 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Thanks big brother. I totally needed and wanted you to police me.
Comment by [deleted] at 05/08/2015 at 22:53 UTC
6 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Interesting, did you think about implications with foreign data protection laws?
Comment by xyroclast at 05/08/2015 at 22:59 UTC
13 upvotes, 0 direct replies
That's fucked up, man.
Comment by [deleted] at 05/08/2015 at 21:19 UTC
27 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I don't like this one bit.
Comment by CinemasTomCruise at 05/08/2015 at 21:08 UTC
47 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Why can't you just leave people alone?
Comment by [deleted] at 06/08/2015 at 01:53 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
What became of letting people be responsible for their own soul, as was mentionned after The Fappening?
Comment by Gort_84 at 05/08/2015 at 23:44 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
This is where you lose the high ground, this is the equivalent of threatening someone if they disagree with you. you want friction? have them do a puzzle, have them wait a couple of days before letting them in but taking e-mails is the most questionable thing I have ever seen on this website, even banning content arbitrarily sits on higher ground than this, what a disappointment.
Comment by KaribouLouDied at 05/08/2015 at 21:21 UTC
31 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Are you fucking serious with that answer? Holy shit you are a cunt.
Comment by Youareabadperson6 at 05/08/2015 at 21:43 UTC
11 upvotes, 0 direct replies
You disgust me, you have no business with my email address, and I shouldn't have to have an email address to access content that happens to offend you. You are acting like a cancerous big brother.
Comment by SamuraiJakkass86 at 05/08/2015 at 21:32 UTC
15 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Remember when, I think in Missouri - they tried to pass a law that would require any woman seeking an abortion to get an intra-vaginal ultrasound; so that they could be humiliatingly penetrated and emotionally ashamed that they were "terminating a sacred life"?
Thats kind of how this seems to be...
Comment by Red_0ctober_ at 05/08/2015 at 21:22 UTC
7 upvotes, 0 direct replies
How about users that are already subscribed? Will they need to opt in before viewing again?
Comment by n3dward at 06/08/2015 at 05:57 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
What are those emails used for? I haven't received an email from reddit since I joined.
Comment by ArtVandelay_EIOU at 05/08/2015 at 21:33 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Can you require government issued IDs as well?
Comment by [deleted] at 07/08/2015 at 14:23 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
That's a disgusting thought. I'm disappointed.
Comment by rageingnonsense at 04/09/2015 at 00:27 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Who are you to decide which subreddits need "friction"? I have an account; have had it for years. That should be enough. All you need to do is make sure they do not come up with using the random option, and require an account to view them. email address though? Too much.
Comment by Nicomachus__ at 05/08/2015 at 21:49 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
What do you plan to do with the information collected? And what privacy safeguards are in place?