My point? Reddit began banning political opinion long before it banned kiddie porn. Reddit's admins don't give a damn about freedom of speech and opinion.
The difference here is that now Reddit has banned subreddits for encouraging people to post "creepy," though not necessarily illegal, content. It's always been the case that subreddit admins could ban you for whatever they wanted.
I don't know what you said, where, and in what context... but I don't give benefit of doubt on this. Nor do I think you're guilty either... all I do know is that running a community is hard, and one of the things that the people of the community look to moderators to do is to keep the peace.
A difference of opinion can be minor, or major. And depending on the topic it can be quite offensive to some.
Have you considered that within a particular subreddit that the moderators were just trying to keep the peace? Has anything stopped you from starting your own subreddit to voice your opinion?
The below article was deleted from the queue in r/politics and I've been unable to post articles in politics and a few other subreddits ever since, using a particular handle from a particular IP.
Ron Paul’s Challenge to the Left: http://dissidentvoice.org/2011/07/a-question-of-morality-ron...
My point stands: reddit has been complicit in silencing political opinion long before it began worrying about whether child porn should be allowed or not.
You have also mistaken the views and actions of a specific community for the views and actions of the site owners. Anyone (yes, even you) can go start a subreddit whenever they want, and restrict content however they want, even if that includes suppressing information they don't agree with or banning users with whom they disagree. The idea behind reddit is that people show their support for a specific community by frequenting and contributing to it. If you don't agree with the way a community is being run, you are free to find a better one or even to start your own.
I'be had discussions with subreddit moderators and reddit admins. The majority of them dislike my political opinions, thus the active censorship.
To restate my point: reddit has been actively deleting unpopular political opinion long before they thought about restricting kiddie porn.
That kind of prioritizing is what's been instrumental in the herd of geniuses that now inhabit reddit.
Furthermore, Reddit is a private organization, and they don't have to give a damn about freedom of speech.
> Reddit is a private organization, and they don't have to give a damn about freedom of speech.
Agreed. They should stop acting like they care when they don't.