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View submission: Safety update on Reddit’s follow feature
We never wanted a follow feature to begin with.
The fact that no one on the reddit team "foresaw" abuse of a follow feature on an anonymous platform notorious for harrassment and brigading, makes me even more concerned about the safety and security of users than I already was.
A lot of shortcomings are acceptable on reddit and the anon internet as a whole, naivety is not. Reddit is over a decade old, you should know when you are putting your users in harm's way. This was not an unforeseen problem, it was a problem that was ignored for at least 2 or 3 years now. Shame.
Comment by itskdog at 04/08/2021 at 10:04 UTC
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Do note that following only adds the users direct-to-profile posts to the home feed, not every post on the site. If you don't post on your profile, followers do literally nothing other than showing in a list in the official app.
Comment by Cold_Ad_9682 at 29/11/2021 at 03:01 UTC
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Que