One of the last examples of a token free speech sub on Reddit.
Reddit has been much more controlling of content and espescially the homepage over the last few years but they have attempted to maintain the appearance of being a bastion of free speech by keeping around some smaller objectionable subs while the meat of the site is more heavily curated than a news broadcast.
Once one of these token bad subs gets too much attention in the mainstream press Reddit shuts it down and looks like the "good guys" making a tough decision that goes against their "edgy" reputation for free speech which is really only a memory at this point.
Jailbait, TheFappening, FatPeopleHate, CoonTown, PizzaGate etc... all the same pattern.
Since spez took over they tried to publicly distance themselves from the free speech cause so I expect this to happen with ever increasing frequency.
Free speech is all well and good... but if they were truly supporting pedophilia or advocating anything less than mental health treatment and staying away from children... then they were supporting criminals and increasing criminal capacities to do harm.
I didn't go to the sub though. I guess if it was a community like alcoholics anonymous or something where people just supported each other to stay away from kids and have some empathy thats alright.
True, but I think it's important to say why people protested that sub so much. Because the reasoning to ban FPH for instance, could be applied to easily ban pedofriends 1000 fold. It made no sense why hating fat people acceptance culture was worse than wanting to rape children. Because it doesn't. It shows obvious bias. Yes your correct it had more to do with external pressure, but that just clearly shows Reddit's lack of principle - which all of us can plainly see.
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faissaloo ago
I'm out of the loop: What was /r/pedofriends exactly?
go1dfish ago
One of the last examples of a token free speech sub on Reddit.
Reddit has been much more controlling of content and espescially the homepage over the last few years but they have attempted to maintain the appearance of being a bastion of free speech by keeping around some smaller objectionable subs while the meat of the site is more heavily curated than a news broadcast.
Once one of these token bad subs gets too much attention in the mainstream press Reddit shuts it down and looks like the "good guys" making a tough decision that goes against their "edgy" reputation for free speech which is really only a memory at this point.
Jailbait, TheFappening, FatPeopleHate, CoonTown, PizzaGate etc... all the same pattern.
Since spez took over they tried to publicly distance themselves from the free speech cause so I expect this to happen with ever increasing frequency.
whitehand ago
In the meantime you can still facilitate drug deals on reddit but the moment you investigate a pedophile ring you get the ban hammer.
Poot_McGarvey ago
Free speech is all well and good... but if they were truly supporting pedophilia or advocating anything less than mental health treatment and staying away from children... then they were supporting criminals and increasing criminal capacities to do harm.
I didn't go to the sub though. I guess if it was a community like alcoholics anonymous or something where people just supported each other to stay away from kids and have some empathy thats alright.
AnarchyChad ago
True, but I think it's important to say why people protested that sub so much. Because the reasoning to ban FPH for instance, could be applied to easily ban pedofriends 1000 fold. It made no sense why hating fat people acceptance culture was worse than wanting to rape children. Because it doesn't. It shows obvious bias. Yes your correct it had more to do with external pressure, but that just clearly shows Reddit's lack of principle - which all of us can plainly see.
Iroc ago
It cracks me up the fph was banned. But its okay to hate on fat people in alot of subs just cant have a sub dedicated to it.
postfascion ago
Excellent analysis +1
Havengul ago
Support group for pedophiles. The main argument against it was that pizzagate was banned but pedofriends wasn't.
WindowsInJudgement ago
That's pretty condemning of reddit.
Yuke ago
I've not been back to reddit since because of what they did in denying Pizzagate but allowing pedofriends.
williczek ago
Subreddit where pedos gathered and discussed their perversions freely. It was active for long time.