Cenk Uygur
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Is Reddit Crackdown Censorship?
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July 18, 2015
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8:02Now PlayingReddit is continuing its recent trend of banning subreddits that they consider abusive. That is surprising considering that former CEO Ellen Pao, who was heading that effort, has stepped down. Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian (The Point), Ben Mankiewicz (What The Flick ?!), and Maz Jobrani hosts of The Young Turks discuss.
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“Reddit is cleaning up its act.
The site's administration announced Thursday new rules that take a strong stance against certain types of content.
"As Reddit has grown, we've seen additional examples of how unfettered free speech can make Reddit a less enjoyable place to visit, and can even cause people harm outside of Reddit," Reddit's new CEO, Steve Huffman, actually one of the site's founders, wrote in a post.
As of now, several things are officially banned on the sprawling collection of online forums, one of the most popular websites in the world.”
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