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by cj 1093 days ago
Innocent until proven guilty can be a decent philosophy even outside the courtroom. Especially when tensions are high. Both sides giving the other the benefit of the doubt can help to deescalate.

Unless the objective isn't to deescalate.

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That's the thing: you are deemed innocent until proven, guilty or innocent.This framework supposes there is a common search for truth and working together. The current situation is not that: there is no accountability of reddit, no desire to be open or to listen to the users, contempt towards users for years,...

If there's no due process, reddit doesn't deserve to be held innocent.

There are different thresholds in the legal system for criminal (beyond a reasonable doubt) versus civil (the preponderance of the evidence.) It already varies by venue and consequence. This is a social discussion. 4 year old comments being restored means Reddit is doing something to restore them now, which they didn’t do before.
Except in this case, we have a proven bad faith actor with a pension for deceit and vindictive behavior.
A penchant for*
Outside of court, the preponderance of evidence changes with a history of operating in bad faith.
> Unless the objective isn't to deescalate.

Oh, the sleighthanded irony.

Well Reddit's objective certainly isn't to deescalate.