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by YCode 3136 days ago
I wonder if they couldn't institute some scheme where they flag subs as "dirty" or some more politically correct term when those subs contain offensive but legal content.

This would allow showing advertisers a checkbox when they post an ad that asks whether they are okay with showing their ad on a dirty sub.

Pitch it to advertisers as you'll reach more people for the same cost, but your content may be shown by user posts that some may consider offensive.

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They have a "quarantine" system they use for highly offensive subreddits (like gore and violent content). These don't appear on the /r/all aggregate listing and can only be viewed if you associate an email with your account.

But for subreddits that break sitewide rules (doxxing, inciting violence, etc) they just ban the subreddit outright instead of quarantining it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/3fx2au/conte...