Did Reddit revise its hate speech policies after charges that the policies did not apply to white people?
By Peter Lagershausen
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Reddit appeared to post new policy language governing hate speech on its services after several right-wing news and comment sites reported that the company said its rule does not protect “groups of people who are in the majority.” That language appears on a copy of a previous page from Reddit's help website, archived June 30, 2020.
The current version eliminates that language, instead stating that the rule “does not protect those who promote attacks of hate or who try to hide their hate in bad faith claims of discrimination.”
Reddit said it made a change to the rule “after digesting feedback.”
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