The only reason /r/jailbait was banned was because Soemthign Awful forums brigaded it then Anderson Cooper shone a light onto it and Reddit got bad press. Even the subreddit ban messages sounded like an admission of that: "this subreddit threatens the integrity of reddit". Nothign about it being illegal or bad - just that its threatening the integrity of reddit.

If they really cared about that rule then why haven't they banned /r/starlets and its related subs (e.g. /r/chloe_east & /r/jordynjones ) ? All they are is famous jailbait. And BARELY famous at that. Some are just young girls who are models on some modelling agency website.

Its not been banned because it doesn't get bad press. Its got fuck all to do with morality or law. Its selective censorship.

Before /r/jailbait got banned it was one of Reddits biggest subs. /u/violentacrez was treated as a cult hero (he got hsi own special pimp hat badge for his contributions). It was only when Something Awful forums moral crusaders and Anderson Coopers program got wind of it that everyone turned against it and him.

It was manufactured moral outrage.