06-20-2015, 11:18 AM
Reddit has actually been reforming itself lately. They recently revised the usage terms and have started actively banning subreddits that are solely based around hating on specific groups. Obviously, this is causing some controversy, but when /r/fatpeoplehate went away, very few tears were shed by the user base at large.
And that's on top of putting in more restrictions on the posting of private photos, in the wake of "The Fappening" and all the bad press that garnered.
At this point, there are enough upstarts like Voat attracting the "free speech at all costs" crowd that Reddit can afford to simply let the mindless haters go somewhere else. And as Reddit becomes more mainstream\influential, it's almost certain to keep cleaning house. The Hivemind is apparently deciding we like political relevance more than we like being a haven for haters.
And that's on top of putting in more restrictions on the posting of private photos, in the wake of "The Fappening" and all the bad press that garnered.
At this point, there are enough upstarts like Voat attracting the "free speech at all costs" crowd that Reddit can afford to simply let the mindless haters go somewhere else. And as Reddit becomes more mainstream\influential, it's almost certain to keep cleaning house. The Hivemind is apparently deciding we like political relevance more than we like being a haven for haters.