Do you think the new Content Policy will have an effect on this sub? Where do we go in the event it does?

This was announced earlier. It doesn't look good if you read the bold I highlighted.

Hey Everyone,

There has been a lot of discussion lately --on reddit, in the news, and here internally-- about reddit's policy on the more offensive and obscene content on our platform. Our top priority at reddit is to develop a comprehensive Content Policy and the tools to enforce it.

The overwhelming majority of content on reddit comes from wonderful, creative, funny, smart, and silly communities. That is what makes reddit great. There is also a dark side, communities whose purpose is reprehensible, and we don't have any obligation to support them. And we also believe that some communities currently on the platform should not be here at all.

Neither Alexis nor I created reddit to be a bastion of free speech, but rather as a place where open and honest discussion can happen: These are very complicated issues, and we are putting a lot of thought into it. It's something we've been thinking about for quite some time. We haven't had the tools to enforce policy, but now we're building those tools and reevaluating our policy.

We as a community need to decide together what our values are. To that end, I'll be hosting an AMA on Thursday 1pm pst to present our current thinking to you, the community, and solicit your feedback.

PS - I won't be able to hang out in comments right now. Still meeting everyone here!

https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/3dautm/content_policy_update_ama_thursday_july_16th_1pm/


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[15 Points] SecondWarning:

Voat


[14 Points] free-agent:

Can someone explain to me how you can have open and honest discussion if you don't value free speech? I am really confused on how that works.


[5 Points] None:

Neither Alexis nor I created reddit to be a bastion of free speech

I think that reference is more about the vicious bullying of fat people. Or other obnoxious subreddits whose sole intention is to be reprehensible. I don't consider DNM stuff to be reprehensible.

reprehensible; deserving censure or condemnation

You made a good post bringing everyones attention to this change of policy. But i would be very surprised if they tried to shut down this sub.


[4 Points] sdfhgdhjbdafcadv:

I would be shocked if this sub got banned anytime soon. Even for someone who strongly opposes drugs it probably doesn't even make the top 100 most reprehensible subreddits.

I'm a lot more worried about how I'm going to get through my boring ass job every day without /r/watchpeopledie


[2 Points] Vegetano:

problem is all those sick pervert sub reddits like pics of dead kids and stuff like that.


[1 Points] 1percentof1:

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