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by matt4077 3499 days ago
r/TheDonald should be banned for stupidity. It's not "politics". It's not "the other valid point of view". They did not choose stupid, stupid chose them.

/r/AynRandIsGod would also be wrong, but it would be legitimately wrong. Same for r/PracticalCommunism.
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hengheng 3499 days ago
Let's maybe not ban opinions because somebody declares them as stupid. There are lots of stupid satire magazines for instance.
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rtpg 3499 days ago
We're not. Stupid things can go make their own websites. Reddit isn't a public service.

I'll start worrying if server hosts were doing this, but if Reddit doesn't want a reputation of "slightly better than 4chan", it should try cleaning up a bit.

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hengheng 3499 days ago
Reddit is where you meet people. Reddit has bigger power in directing attention than most advertising networks. Directing attention for private communication is definitely censorship.

I actually think legislation has to be brought up to date here. We seem to favor communicating on privately owned websites, but people still seem to have an expectation of freedom of speech. Law should definitely reflect this common expectation.

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