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[–][deleted] 11 insightful - 5 fun11 insightful - 4 fun12 insightful - 5 fun -  (3 children)

Those fucking weenies, just ban it already

[–]AntiLowEffortHuman 10 insightful - 2 fun10 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Seems like they're trying hard to swing November. They will be banned or hugely restricted by then, I imagine.

[–]bonked_or_maybe_not 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Leftist communities on Reddit often implore the company to ban The_Donald. So far, Huffman has demurred. “There are arguments on both sides,” he said, “but, ultimately, my view is that their anger comes from feeling like they don’t have a voice, so it won’t solve anything if I take away their voice.” He thought of something else to say, but decided against it. Then he took a swig of beer and said it anyway. “I’m confident that Reddit could sway elections,” he told me. “We wouldn’t do it, of course. And I don’t know how many times we could get away with it. But, if we really wanted to, I’m sure Reddit could have swayed at least this election, this once.” That’s a terrifying thought. It’s also almost certainly true. Source

Guess Steve and Jessica decided it's time to sway one.

[–]AntiLowEffortHuman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

But seriously, what % of American voters are on reddit rather than, say, Facebook or Instagram? Could they really sway elections?