Archive link for the mod statement. From the statement itself:

Anyway, here are some things to keep in mind:

  • Gore and pornography are still not allowed in /r/PICS.
  • Remain civil toward one another.
  • Do not violate the site-wide rules.
  • This link directs back to this comment.
  • It is normal to experience special feelings while looking at John Oliver.
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    There’s some chance that Reddit Inc. replaces r/pics mods with someone else, due to NSFW’ing the community, so they might need to give in.

    Even then the move should show how fucking huge of a difference there is between the global rules being enforced vs. what they want you to believe on. i.e. that the mod code of conduct is toilet paper.

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        Well… yes. Still - the mod code of conduct is a really strong example of that, as Reddit did nothing whatsoever to pretend that it had any validity. And for a long time it was even hidden as “guidelines”, or “look, those aren’t actual rules, we’re just guiding you okay?”

        I wonder if this shouldn’t be legislated against - as it’s basically deceiving users.

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          Fair point. To the extent that a ToS is legally binding, then yeah, it should be illegal to make it deceptive. But my understanding is that a lot of what’s in a ToS policy has no legal force, and taking steps to regulate certain aspects of a ToS might have the unwanted effect of giving a ToS more legal recognition overall. It is possible to sign over certain rights to a company, but that doesn’t mean the company can sue a customer for breaking the ToS when the customer isn’t breaking any laws. So, Reddit can write all the menacing emails they like, but if someone feels like posting a bunch of softcore porn in a large subreddit, all Reddit can actually do is ban them, and if they go too hard on the threatening emails, they could get sued for harassment.