Reddit could soon punish users for upvoting violent content - Hypertext
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Upvoting violent content in "a certain timeframe" will now earn Reddit users a warning, and possibly worse in future.
  • Reddit has begun issuing warnings to users to regularly upvote violent content with a view to taking harsher action in future.
  • The company says that it will consider expanding this action to other forms of content in future.
  • Users are concerned that this moderation tactic could be abused or just improperly implemented.
  • TheObviousSolution@kbin.melroy.org
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    6 hours ago

    Get ready to have this thread removed for (checks excuses) “Rule 2”

    Reddit may be a joke, but it isn’t the only place. This exact thread has been on technology several times. It’s definitely tech related, so rule 2 is just a shameless excuse. Is it just to farm karma on a particular account? Some other reason? Who knows, this is a clown show.