Reddit on Monday said it yanked a forum used by supporters of President Donald Trump as part of a crackdown on hateful posts at the popular online bulletin board while the game streaming platform Twitch briefly suspended …<\/b>
\nJune 29,2020
Reddit on Monday said it yanked a forum used by supporters of President Donald Trump as part of a crackdown on hateful posts at the popular online bulletin board while the game streaming platform Twitch briefly suspended the president.
\u00ab\u00a0r\/The_Donald\u00a0\u00bb was among some 2,000 forums or \u00ab\u00a0subreddits\u00a0\u00bb banned as tightening of rules at the news-focused social website, Reddit said.
Twitch, the gaming platform owned by Amazon, said Trump’s channel was suspended over rules violations and that the offending content was removed.
\u00ab\u00a0Hateful conduct is not allowed on Twitch,\u00a0\u00bb a spokesperson said.
\u00ab\u00a0We do not make exceptions for political or newsworthy content, and will take action on content reported to us that violates our rules.\u00a0\u00bb
Twitch said the offending comments aired on the channel included Trump’s remarks from 2015 saying that Mexicans coming into the United States were \u00ab\u00a0bringing drugs,\u00a0\u00bb \u00ab\u00a0bringing crime\u00a0\u00bb and were \u00ab\u00a0rapists.\u00a0\u00bb
Also cited were his statements from a recent Tulsa rally that \u00ab\u00a0a very tough hombre is breaking into the window of a young woman whose husband is away.\u00a0\u00bb
Reddit last year \u00ab\u00a0quarantined\u00a0\u00bb the pro-Trump forum for promoting violence and on Monday removed it.
\u00ab\u00a0Ultimately, it’s our responsibility to support our communities by taking stronger action against those who try to weaponize parts of Reddit against other people,\u00a0\u00bb Reddit said in a post about its policy update.
The longtime pro-Trump subreddit used by \u00ab\u00a0has consistently hosted and upvoted more rule-breaking content than average, antagonized us and other communities, and its (moderators) have refused to meet our most basic expectations,\u00a0\u00bb Reddit added.
Reddit’s new content policy specifically bans promoting hate based on identity or vulnerability, and calls for posts to be personal and authentic to prevent spam.
\u00ab\u00a0All communities on Reddit must abide by our content policy in good faith,\u00a0\u00bb Reddit said.
\u00ab\u00a0We banned r\/The_Donald because it has not done so, despite every opportunity.\u00a0\u00bb
\u00ab\u00a0To be clear, views across the political spectrum are allowed on Reddit\u2014but all communities must work within our policies and do so in good faith, without exception.\u00a0\u00bb
The move comes with online platforms facing pressure to crack down on hateful content, including from the president, amid a broad movement to address racial equity in the wake of police killings of African-Americans.
Trump has complained that Silicon Valley platforms are biased against conservatives, despite his own large social media following.
\u00a9 2020 AFP
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