• EnglishMobster@kbin.social
    71·
    1 year ago

    This is probably the subreddit spam filter or AutoMod, not something Reddit is doing.

    EDIT: By that, I mean - the mods likely set this up to avoid any pretext of the sub being banned for “harassment” and it’s probably not something that Reddit (the corporation) did.

    • McBinary@kbin.social
      52·
      1 year ago

      Well, they have enacted an auto-mod removal of any post with “fuck spez” in it now. So, yea, they are actively censoring posts.

      • EnglishMobster@kbin.social
        1·
        1 year ago

        But that would be the subreddit’s mod team, not necessarily the Reddit admins. I’m willing to bet those posts will go through on other subreddits. (In fact - I just saw a “fuck spez” on /r/formula1.)

        If I had to guess, the mod team is aggressive with removing those kinds of posts because Reddit has been ban-happy and they don’t want to give Reddit a reason to remove the sub for “harassment”.

    • Skrewzem@kbin.social
      8·
      1 year ago

      These posts were literally up for an entire day before they all suddenly start getting removed.

      • EnglishMobster@kbin.social
        4·
        1 year ago

        Yes. The actions of the sub’s moderation team are distinct from the actions of Reddit admins. AutoMod is run by moderators. And specifically that subreddit hates the admins.

        I mentioned this elsewhere - but Reddit has shown they are willing to ban places for the smallest perceived slight. That subreddit is used to coordinate the protests (alongside a private Discord for mods).

        My guess is that AutoMod is aggressive on that subreddit because the admins are going to be looking for an excuse to ban it and the mods don’t want to give them one. So by setting an aggressive AutoMod, the mods can keep the community focused on its purpose - moderator coordination - and avoid the potential of a false ban for so-called “harassment”.