#REDDIT GAWKER FREE#
If Reddit privacy canon is meant to protect free speech, blocking a website is a two-faced move on the part of many of the site’s moderators.īut there’s far more hypocrisy to Gawker’s position. Chen fired back with a counter-ban, threatening “to file a DMCA takedown” “if I see reddit link to one of my blog posts.” Most would agree that a young woman’s right not to be photographed and ogled without her consent supersedes Brutsch’s right not to be outed as Violentacrez-and most netizens have taken Gawker’s side. And so, scores of users and moderators started banning the Gawker domain entirely. Number three: “don’t post personal information.” To Redditors, revealing another user’s real-world self is something of a mortal sin. Violentacrez had built a reputation as one of Reddit’s most notorious moderators and trolls, who not only uploaded voyeuristic photos of teens, but helped build a community, or subreddit, around them. Last week, Gawker’s Adrian Chen outed the first man as the second-the Wizard of a depraved online Oz. First, Michael Brutsch, a Texas grandpa, veteran, and computer programmer second, Violentacrez, the influential, porn-loving paragon of Reddit’s weirdo-filled fringe. At face, the websites are at war over one man-or two, really. In the other, there’s Reddit: the chipper, multimillion-user-strong “front page” of the Internet. Only then will a great culling of the leaching herd will be accomplished.”īy banning only some groups, Reddit has continued to lend legitimacy to those like "CoonTown" that remain. And given the responses on Reddit to the tragedy in Charleston, one has to wonder what it takes for Reddit to see harassment for what it is and enforce its policies.Do you know there’s a war on? In one cybertrench, there’s Gawker: a gossip blog that’s great at wading through the mud. Posts like, “The only good n- is a dead one,” quickly appeared, only to be followed with comments like, “The n- being goodified is good, but what is GREAT is that episodes like this will help expedite a race war. As for the place of violence and harassment users espouse in "Coontown," look no farther than the racist vitriol that erupted after the death of nine Bible study participants in Charleston. Longstanding forums such as Stormfront and Vanguard News Network, for instance, have a long history of ties to violent acts. Although there is no known link between Roof and "CoonTown," the subreddit is illustrative of the immersive communities that exist on the Internet to introduce and reinforce white supremacist ideas. Last month’s shooting at Charleston’s Emanuel AME church and the revelation that the alleged gunman, Dylann Roof, was radicalized into the white supremacist movement online, brought a new scrutiny to online communities and the role they play in a person's ideological evolution. Posts that meet the criteria of harassment stated before will be addressed.”īut legitimizing views expressed in "Coontown" has historically come with consequences. "Views we disagree with or find offensive will not be affected. “It’s the same situation as posts in that every situation will be looked at separately and there are a lot of ways to view the content of an entire subreddit and harassment," a spokesperson for Reddit said. So how did "CoonTown" escape being banned? When asked specifically about the fate of subreddits such as "CoonTown' or "GasTheK-' last May, Reddit offered an opaque statement to Gawker. “Keep up the good work leftists, if you want to see a real fascist just look at yourself in the mirror.” “FatPeopleHate gone, I fear CoonTown will be next,” user “The_Mods_Are_Jews” wrote. The reason for the influx appeared to be a rush for users to show support as the threat of losing 'Coontown' grew. The following day, that number grew to 158,353 unique views, 869,236 page views and 2,183 new subscriptions. On June 10, the day Reddit move to enforce its harassment policy and banned several groups, CoonTown counted 75,442 unique views, 321,968 page views and 2,090 new subscriptions. But with the unveiling of Reddit’s new harassment policy and the subsequent first wave of banned subreddits, CoonTown exploded. To put that in context, CoonTown had barely passed 3,000 subscribers at the beginning of this year, and new subscriptions in the weeks before rarely topped 100 on any given day. On May 8, six days before Reddit announced its new policy to show a commitment to valuing “humanity,” CoonTown celebrated 9,000 subscribers.
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