Reddit admits that their latest subreddit purge was a failure; only 18% decrease in "toxic comments"

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[–]ISaidWhatISaid[S] 12 insightful - 2 fun12 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

They've been banning users? Wow, so they literally went and did what Bardfinn asked for in this post. LMAO, and people were asking if Bardfinn secretly works for Reddit. It seems to me like Reddit actually works for Bardfinn nowadays.

[–]Canbot 17 insightful - 2 fun17 insightful - 1 fun18 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

It is a very common tactic to manufacture a demand that you do the thing you want to do so that you don't suffer any backlash or take any responsibility for doing it. For example, Reddit wants to ban a particular sub but they know they would get backlash for censorship. So first they create a few fake accounts that demand that Reddit ban the sub. Reddit announces they don't do that kind of thing. Then they use those fake accounts to attack Reddit for not doing anything. Then Reddit "capitulates" and does it. Then to tie it all up they create some more fake accounts to explain to anyone who is upset with Reddit that they only did it because of public outcry and so the people can only be angry with the nameless, faceless mob and not with Reddit; even though clearly Reddit controls everything.

[–]ISaidWhatISaid[S] 9 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

So first they create a few fake accounts that demand that Reddit ban the sub.

I don't know if they need fake accounts for that. Seems to me like there's plenty of volunteer censors in AHS that have nothing better to do all day then to track down shit they supposedly don't want to see anyway (though I personally think they honestly get off tracking down and watching it), and then neg Reddit to have it removed. AHS and QAH really seem to enjoy this game of whack-a-mole with their ideological enemies. I guess it gives them a sense of purpose, and they actually get a rush or a high out of the powertrip of censoring people. It is for this reason that I don't think bots are necessary. Too many controlfreaks on Reddit who truly get off on being censors and controlling the speech of others. Bardfinn wouldn't be where he is today if there weren't thousands of other Bardfinns all over Reddit.

[–]Canbot 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

No need to wait for someone to actually demand you do the thing you want to do when it is trivial for you to manufacture that demand. And this is hardly unique to Reddit. All those conservative speakers who get banned from speaking at colleges because of "threats" or Antifa showing up were actually banned because the college administrators are leftists. That is why those same administrators will tell the cops to stand down and let Antifa terrorize participants and damage property.