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[–]KingDickThe2nd 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Bizarrely one of the best write ups that didn't mince words was by NewsHub/TV3 NZ:

Hundreds of Reddit forums locked down, admin fired after allegations of supporting pedophilia

[–]Q-Continuum-kin 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

those comments were actually taken directly from people on reddit i think, not someone writing up a criticism.

[–]KingDickThe2nd 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes much of the article is in quotes, but the journalist isn't actively trying to downplay it.

I mean compare their header with the one used by the Verge: "Major subreddits are going dark to protest Reddit allegedly hiring a controversial UK politician"