Sure you can. It's the easiest thing really. You can simply click or swipe away.
> Today, we’re publishing some proposals for new moderation and safety tooling.
Seems like the same old thing? You are doing the same thing that every other tech company is doing but pretending to be different? It's like all these tech companies copied and pasted their rules from a single source.
The medium or method of expression involved, and the rationale behind the suppression, are both irrelevant.
"Censored" is a very applicable term to use when an individual has been banned from an online discussion forum, and/or the content that he or she posted has been removed.
Censorship can be conducted by governments, private institutions and other controlling bodies. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship
They oppose government censorship. - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/censorship (Now why would they have to specify government censorship, if there is no other kind?)
Censorship can be carried out by the government as well as private pressure groups. - https://www.aclu.org/documents/what-censorship
Originally neutral in tone, the term has come to mean the suppression of ideas or images by the government or others with authority. - https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/censorship
Now that the facts are settled, let me mention that what you are doing is extremely common. A word has acquired a negative association, so you try to redefine it so your side can engage in the behavior it previously condemned. The exact same thing happened to 'racism'.
we can no longer allow any posts, comments, or other content that shows a POC as the aggressor [..] This absolutely means any videos, as well as news reports, photos, personal stories, data/statistics, police reports, or any other form of media. - http://archive.is/L7V0T
In general, any kind of factual correction that goes against moderator-preferred narratives is at risk of censorship: https://old.reddit.com/r/WatchRedditDie/comments/v5fzxu/hmmm...
https://old.reddit.com/r/WatchRedditDie/comments/hxedi8/was_...
For pointing out overt racism against whites: https://old.reddit.com/r/WatchRedditDie/comments/v5jfek/was_...
Or for saying pets are part of the family in a different subreddit: https://old.reddit.com/r/WatchRedditDie/comments/uxxrpp/got_...
Going in and saying the stuff they've stated is explicitly banned (regardless of its political or irrational nature) and then getting banned is a rather interesting way to claim censorship.
Do you see the problem there?
Where did I argue that? I just pointed out that what reddit is doing is censorship, and that painting it as only banning spam and vulgarity is false and deceptive.
You're free to argue that they have a right to censor, and even that they're using that right appropriately, just don't lie about how they're using it.
It's implied. You agree that some censorship is appropriate but disagree with what that is, suggesting that you know better than someone else which censorship is appropriate.
If you come into my house and be an arse, I'm going to make you leave. That's not censorship, you're just not behaving respectfully and being told to leave.
> enjoy the company
We did. And we would if people like you didn't try to ruin it for everyone.
Reddit became a cesspool because of censorship advocated by people like you.
That's why old forums had rules for 'no politics, no religion.' There's probably a few more categories to add now...
What made reddit great was the era after this, when many subs were then removed for promoting hate, users could also start avoiding subs so they won't show up, and everything else left up to user choice. This was the time when more people started to trust reddit more, and thanks to the likes of tumblr struggling, people felt comfortable enough to post more valuable and personal content.
Until of course they started messing with things again and then started allowing a lot of violence on the front page and filling feeds with recommendations.
No it wasn't. It was an open, relatively honest and fun place that was more representative of the world around them then the politicized "safe space" cesspool that it became.
> What made reddit great was the era after this, when many subs were then removed for promoting hate
Did atheism, politics, news, worldnews, video and every major sub get banned? It just became concentrated and biased hate.
> This was the time when more people started to trust reddit more
No. It became a safe space and an echo chamber for a class of morons because it censored another group of morons.
What you mean is that you got to spew hate without any pushback. And that's why you liked it.
Really, the only limit is whether it's ad supported.
Friendster > SomethingAwful > 4Chan > 8Kun
or
Twitter > Gab > Parler
What exactly are they talking about that is unsafe? Threats? Bullying? Insults? Condemnation? Moral Judgement? Unwanted advice?