Reddit finally has broken into the erroneous information of Covid-19 after they act growing calls, although it probably does not satisfy many of its critics. The Social Site has banned R / NONENORMAL and in quarantine 54 other subnetors of COVID-19 denial, but not about false affirmations. Instead, it is for abuse, no mass summary was surprised (that is, flooding other subnetts) despite the warnings, while the other communities violated a prohibited rule of harassment and intimidation.
However, the company did not trust its focus to address one’s own disinformation. Reddit said that it is subject to publications that promote a “significant risk of physical harm” or are the manipulations aimed at deceiving others, but do not mention the purge posts or their subnets simply by demanding false claims on Covid-19 Or vaccines.
Reddit previously defended his position when arguing his platform, was aimed at promoting “open and authentic” conversations, even if they do not agree with a widely established consensus. However, that position has not satisfied many of Reddit users. Business Insider Noted 135 subreddits was “Dark” (that is, it was private) in protest on the apparent REDDIT tolerance of the erroneous information of Covid-19, including the main communities such as R / TIFU.
Critics between these groups argued that Reddit let these groups flourish through “inaction and malice”, and that Reddit was not consistent with enforcing its own policies on misinformation and abuse information. As a RedDitor pointed out, Reddit’s affirmations about allowing dissident ideas not to have much weight; COVID-19 negation groups are presenting false statements, not just counterful opinions.
The situation is familiar. Reddit was accused of dragging his heels into the hate’s speech, responding alone when the protest turned too strong to ignore. The disinformation response suggests that Reddit is repeating that behavior. It’s not that this was surprising. The site is often trying to balance your need to please advertisers with a desire to promote free expression, and this is the ultimate instance of that act of equilibrium that creates an uproar.
