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your post or comments will likely be auto-flagged and deleted by a moderation bot if you haven't been verified, that's the standard enforcement mechanism there that subreddits use for more draconian verification/moderation.

one of the more painful experiences on reddit is spending 30 minutes writing up a post for a subreddit only to hit submit then get your content immediately deleted by a moderation bot ran by the sub's mods for breaking some rule you didn't realize existed or for having previously posted to some other subreddit that the mods disapprove of, even if you were posting a critical comment or disavowing the beliefs in that other subreddit.

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/r/conservative does the exact same thing, why the handwringing about that sub in particular? What sub-text could possibly have caused you to select that sub as your example?

Reddit is a platform for communities. Some communities, across all spectrums of topics, find reasons to create a somewhat exclusive environment. They are not required to make space for all views, and that lack of forced-openness is not the same as censorship.

    /r/conservative does the exact same thing, why the handwringing about that sub in particular?

No they don't. I just tested it and there is no skin color requirement to post in /r/conservative. Why would you try and draw that comparison when it obviously doesn't exist? Can't we just agree it's racist and Reddit allowing that is a bad look, to say the least?

>Reddit is a platform for communities. Some communities, across all spectrums of topics, find reasons to create a somewhat exclusive environment.

I feel it's important to note that a similar restriction focused on any other race, even other minority races, would probably be banned within a week of creation.

there is a disturbing pattern the administrators have of proclaiming their love for freedom of speech in a post, receiving huge backlash, then going on a banhammer rampage. it's happened at least four times /in my memory/, and probably more throughout the site's entire history.

No, they do not. Maybe you just posted something inflammatory?

Because that was the sub where I had that experience? I wouldn't disagree with you in the slightest if you wanted to pick any other sub including conservative and said they were just as shitty or dumb if that's how they work.

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