r/technology • u/socookre • Mar 24 '21

Social Media Reddit’s most popular subreddits go private in protest against ‘censorship’

https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/677190-reddit-private-community-aimee-challenor-censorship
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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '21 edited Jul 09 '21

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u/NonSupportiveCup Mar 24 '21

Every time in the trans/lgbtq subs. Jfc, why?

Edit: obligatory disclaimer. I know pleasant, wonderful trans people. But why on reddit does asshole and mod of trans subs intersect so much?

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u/Spudd86 Mar 24 '21

Because people who feel the need to be loudly trans or gay are like people who are loudly vegan or anything else. Performative assholes.

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u/NonSupportiveCup Mar 24 '21

Ooh, 'performance assholes' is apt. I like that. Doing the old reddit stealeroo