Reddit has some explaining to do

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I posted a link to a FOX news article and it got flagged.

I don't like FOX and Trump as much as next guy, but why sensor discussion about Trump-related issues?

In order to stay intellectually rigorous, we need to look at issues from both sides and make decisions with our brains, not with flagging.

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/03/31/reddit-defends-agains...

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14009502

Why do people waste their time waxing apoplectic whenever it's found that Reddit censors or shapes discussions.

It is not some cultural institution of free speech, it is a subsidiary of Conde Nast. publications and its responsibility is to its shareholders, not the general public.

The. smaller subreddits are indeed some of the best forums on the Internet, but any sub with over 30000 members can scarcely be called a community

Will there ever be an online "cultural institution of free speech"? Usenet was pretty close but the ISPs and government were able to tighten the clamps over illegal activities. There are some subreddits that could probably be shut down too.

I think the EFF fits this definition exactly, although it' isn't an actual netowrk. If the primary owners are investors of capital expecting a ROI, probably not

Presenting "unique visitors" as subscribers?

Obfuscating true subscriber count for political reasons?

In the same thread you can find proof of this happening to other subreddits as well, so it is not political.

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