Content warning: This article contains numerous examples of bigoted rhetoric. Users on Reddit’s “r/conspiracy” forum have repeatedly and openly posted anti-LGBTQ content for years without pushback, despite the platform’s rules prohibiting “hate based on identity or vulnerability” and anti-LGBTQ “groomer” rhetoric. Reddit has a history of taking action against other subreddits that have violated those rules. A Media Matters review of r/conspiracy since May 2020 found a widespread pattern of anti-LGBTQ hate, which includes accusing the LGBTQ community of grooming, having “mental illness,” and associating with pedophilia.
  • gullible@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Shoutouts to the community highlighting the conspiracy crazies- /r/topmindsofreddit

    The moderators on /r/conspiracy explicitly endorse sexism, racism, vaccine skepticism, calls to violence, general bigotry, etc. but can’t be seen as allowing it. They get around this by quietly banning anyone posting complaints and even more quietly soliciting websites to post these ideas to their subreddit. About 3/4 of the posts reaching their top slot come from only a couple of users/companies with a personal line to the mods. No clue whether the mods make any money off of it or if they’re just true believers.