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by foodjinn 1466 days ago
The real trick is that the comic has always been about what is "acceptable" content, which in the US is what advertisers deem acceptable.

When this comic was first printed it was partially a response to big platforms like Reddit having massive waves of bannings. It has always been about systems that are advertiser friendly, even if Munroe is too dense to realize that.