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View submission: Content Policy Update
/u/spez had stated that the purpose of the opt-in is not to protect people from offensive content, but to create an artificial friction barrier which is meant to discourage people from viewing content reddit does not agree with.
Edit: The permalink[1] to this statement before I am asked for proof.
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/3fx2au/content_policy_update/ctssbu5
Comment by Steamships at 07/08/2015 at 10:19 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
What a joke. Reddit has always been about providing a way to get exactly what content you want. If I don't want to see things relevant to (subreddit) then I don't subscribe to it. If I never want to see NSFW content, I never open a NSFW link.
By creating content barriers, reddit is takes yet another step away from showing you want you want to see, toward showing you what **it** wants you to see.