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That's not clear. The list is rather more interesting than what you (or the article's author) suggest. Its also rooted in logic (arguable, but laid out ex-ante). Some of these are also autobanned on HN (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6657066).

[eg] The following is a list of major domains that have been banned by the moderators of /r/Politics and listed here in the interest of transparency:

    aattp.org

    alternet.org

    amazon.com

    americanthinker.com

    avaaz.org

    b4in.info

    beforeitsnews.com

    blacklistednews.com

    borderlessnewsandviews.com

    breitbart.com

    breitbartunmasked.com

    change.org

    citypaper.com

    constitutioncampaign.org

    courthousenews.com

    crooksandliars.com

    dailybail.com

    dailycaller.com

    dailycurrant.com

    dailykos.com

    dailypaul.com

    democraticunderground.com

    deviantart.com

    dirtyuglypolitics.wordpress.com

    drudgereport.com

    eclectablog.com

    ecominoes.com

    facebook.com

    funnyordie.com

    Gawker and all affiliates

    generalstrikeusa.wordpress.com

    heavy.com

    heritage.org

    hotair.com

    huffingtonpost.com

    inagist.com

    indiegogo.com

    informationliberation.com

    infowars.com

    isidewith.com

    lifenews.com

    linkedin.com

    littlegreenfootballs.com

    mediamatters.org

    minx.cc

    motherjones.com

    myspace.com

    nation.foxnews.com

    nationalmemo.com

    nationalreport.net

    nationalreview.com

    nationsmith.com

    Newsbusters.org

    newsmakeup.wordpress.com

    newsvine.com

    newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/

    njspin.com

    omegle.com

    pensitoreview.com

    petitions.whitehouse.gov

    photographyisnotacrime.com

    policymic.com

    politicalwire.com

    politicususa.com

    politilady.com

    pollcode.com

    powerlineblog.com

    prisonplanet.com

    rawstory.com

    reason.com

    redd.it

    reddit.com

    redgage.com

    rightwingwatch.org

    salon.com

    signon.org

    smirkingchimp.com

    techdirt.com

    thebackbencher.co.uk

    theblaze.com

    thedailybanter.com

    thegatewaypundit.com

    theonion.com

    thepetitionsite.com

    therightscoop.com

    thinkprogress.org

    townhall.com

    truth-out.org

    twitchy.com

    twitter.com

    upworthy.com

    vice.com

    voiceblaze.com

    wallstreetonparade.com

    weaselzippers.us

    wikimedia.org

    wikipedia.org

    wnd.com*