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by hoopd 4013 days ago
The argument is that the moderation policies are selectively enforced in order to shape the prevailing ideologies expressed on the website.

Reddit's response is that it isn't "safe" and they want to make it that way. If you've been labeled as somebody who makes the site "unsafe" your actions are assumed to be those of an aggressor and an oppressor. If you're somebody trying to make the site "safe" even when you cross the line you're viewed as an oppressed person fighting back.

It's an intentionally uneven playing field and the people it's slanted against aren't happy about it.