Wednesday, 1 September 2021

Reddit bans Covid misinformation forum after ‘go dark’ protest

Some of site’s largest subreddits switched to private, saying Reddit is failing to tackle misinformation * Coronavirus – latest updates * See all our coronavirus coverage Reddit has banned a discussion forum that spreads misinformation about coronavirus and vaccines after a user rebellion over the site’s failure to tackle Covid sceptics. The online discussion site acted after 135 Reddit communities, or subreddits, announced they had “gone dark”, a move that blocks non-members from reading or joining the page, in protest at the site’s refusal to limit discussions that propagate misleading theories about the pandemic. Continue reading...
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