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The CEO of Reddit confessed to modifying posts from Trump supporters
Business Insider via Yahoo ^

Posted on 11/23/2016 7:18:23 PM PST by Admiral_Zeon

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman has confessed to modifying the posts of some users on the most visible Donald Trump-supporting "subreddit" community after they repeatedly slung verbal abuse in his direction.  

The story begins earlier this week, when The New York Times published a report on Comet Ping Pong, a Washington DC pizza place that a false news item on social media had pegged as the center of a child-abuse ring run by Hillary Clinton and Democratic National Committee chair John Podesta, despite a lack of any evidence.

Following that report, Reddit took steps to shut down the "r/Pizzagate" subreddit community, which had the stated goal of proving the existence of a conspiracy centering on Comet Ping Pong. "We don’t want witchhunts on our site," says the warning that replaced the Pizzagate page on Reddit.

(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: censorship; centipedes; corporateliberalism; cultureofcorruption; despotism; fakenews; fascism; hillaryvoter; howtostealanelection; internet; kek; reddit; trump
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To: wintertime

Digital Millennium Copyright Act: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act

Basically, the very law that Reddit has been using as a justification for censorship.


61 posted on 11/24/2016 5:07:37 AM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.d)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear; TigerClaws; LucyT

We need to learn more about “Broom Hollow” the 300 acre estate where Janet Napolitano lived when she went to college in Charlottesville, VA.

So far I know that Kent Alexander and Janet Napolitano were both appointed by Clinton to be US Attorneys(they both lived at Broom Hollow, for “nominal rent.”) Now another of her college “buddies” Alice Hill turns up in the “Judge/appointments” category.

Anyone have friends near Charlottesville, VA?

I have always wondered who rents their 300 acre estate to college students for “nominal rent?” Especially makes me wonder when those same college students get appointed to positions of power.....

I have read somewhere that Tony Podesta was meeting with Janet Napolitano on one of his art adventures. These people all know each other and I have always believed they are “groomed” or trained for years to be used politically.


62 posted on 11/24/2016 5:38:38 AM PST by azkathy (We the people are FED UP-pun intended!!!)
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To: max americana

No...

Modifying as in changing content of a user’s posts without any mark left behind as edited.

Huge issue... it shows that admins at reddit can impersonate other users online... creates huge legal implications.


63 posted on 11/24/2016 5:38:42 AM PST by rwilson99 (How exactly would John 3:16 not apply to Mary?)
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To: azkathy

Barack Obama, Anita Hill, Bill Clinton


64 posted on 11/24/2016 5:40:21 AM PST by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;WASP .... Does America still have lots of safe closet? No)
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To: Spktyr

Thank you. Makes sense, now.


65 posted on 11/24/2016 6:05:39 AM PST by wintertime (Stop treating government teachers like they are reincarnated Mother Teresas!)
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To: Admiral_Zeon
BTW, I would point out that the article itself is incorrect.

users of "The_Donald" are accusing Huffman of having destroyed Reddit's credibility — given that the site has previously shut down controversial subreddit communities over illegal content posted there, they're now accusing Huffman of laying the groundwork for a crackdown on "The_Donald,"

That's the least of the concerns. The real uproar is that the admins can change the content of a post without detection or ability for someone to prove it, unless the poster has archived their posts independently (such as with screenshots.) For example, a poster could be made to appear to be seriously planning physical harm to someone else. Think of the implications...!

This needs to be exposed and publicized in every way possible.

66 posted on 11/24/2016 6:13:54 AM PST by Paul R.
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Follow up story posted here by me this morning.

Shows the CEO conspiring to kill The_Donald:

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3497954/posts


67 posted on 11/24/2016 6:27:42 AM PST by TigerClaws
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To: dp0622

The million dollar question is WHO THE HELL DO/CAN WE TRUST?


68 posted on 11/24/2016 6:47:50 AM PST by DaveA37
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To: Admiral_Zeon

More pre election bs comes out each day!

In spite of dead voters, illegals voting and all the phoney identity politics, Trump still beat Clintoon.


69 posted on 11/24/2016 7:00:27 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Hey, whining losers,Trump will just go ahead & make things better for us without you!!!!")
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