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Trolls winning?
So are the trolls really winning?

http://www.fastcompany.com/3048747/fast-...picks=true

Article talks about Reddit's efforts to control speech on their forums. Violence will be banned. Offensive stuff segregated in password controlled areas. The former CEO discusses it at the end of the article:

In an op-ed published in the Washington Post today, Pao discussed her embattled tenure at Reddit, and wondered how to champion free speech on the Internet when hate speech and harassment are so prevalent:


The Internet started as a bastion for free expression. It encouraged broad engagement and a diversity of ideas. Over time, however, that openness has enabled the harassment of people for their views, experiences, appearances or demographic backgrounds. Balancing free expression with privacy and the protection of participants has always been a challenge for open-content platforms on the Internet. But that balancing act is getting harder. The trolls are winning.
07-17-2015 12:15 AM
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She's a nutcase and absolutely the wrong person for that job.
07-17-2015 12:47 AM
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all this tells me is there are more idiots than those with sense....

that those with sense wouldn't be there to begin with

the internutz

nothing shocking about this.....mirrors the psyche of humanity

the human brain has not evolved to a level of streamlined logic unless viewing that as the cpu.....which in some form will happen one day.....it is this that becomes the why....today's 'we' are mere guineas....
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As someone smarter than me has already said:

Quote:This woman sure seems to fail a lot, and get fired a lot, and then claim "sexism" and trolls were responsible for her downfall a lot.
07-17-2015 08:26 AM
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RE: Trolls winning?
If you are for 'free speech' and against 'hate speech' then you are not for free speech and clearly do not understand what it is.

Pao is a horrible CEO.
07-17-2015 09:21 AM
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RE: Trolls winning?
Pao has stepped down.

She was put in place to put unpopular policies in place, to give users someone to hate. Now she's leaving and one of the founders is coming back to run the company. This allows him to get none of the blame for what she did, even though this has probably been planned long before she took over as CEO.

I don't really use reddit much beyond the news sections, sports sections, and my local subreddit, so I don't really care much. I will miss /r/fatpeoplehate though. That one was good for some serious lol's.
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(07-17-2015 09:29 AM)Niner National Wrote:  Pao has stepped down.

She was put in place to put unpopular policies in place, to give users someone to hate. Now she's leaving and one of the founders is coming back to run the company. This allows him to get none of the blame for what she did, even though this has probably been planned long before she took over as CEO.

I don't really use reddit much beyond the news sections, sports sections, and my local subreddit, so I don't really care much. I will miss /r/fatpeoplehate though. That one was good for some serious lol's.

reddit is beyond stupid....period

my op-ed.....

edit: it only took a glance...
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(07-17-2015 09:31 AM)stinkfist Wrote:  
(07-17-2015 09:29 AM)Niner National Wrote:  Pao has stepped down.

She was put in place to put unpopular policies in place, to give users someone to hate. Now she's leaving and one of the founders is coming back to run the company. This allows him to get none of the blame for what she did, even though this has probably been planned long before she took over as CEO.

I don't really use reddit much beyond the news sections, sports sections, and my local subreddit, so I don't really care much. I will miss /r/fatpeoplehate though. That one was good for some serious lol's.

reddit is beyond stupid....period

my op-ed.....

It's no different than any other forum--it just has limitless topics instead of being all about sports or some other topic.
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(07-17-2015 09:32 AM)Niner National Wrote:  
(07-17-2015 09:31 AM)stinkfist Wrote:  
(07-17-2015 09:29 AM)Niner National Wrote:  Pao has stepped down.

She was put in place to put unpopular policies in place, to give users someone to hate. Now she's leaving and one of the founders is coming back to run the company. This allows him to get none of the blame for what she did, even though this has probably been planned long before she took over as CEO.

I don't really use reddit much beyond the news sections, sports sections, and my local subreddit, so I don't really care much. I will miss /r/fatpeoplehate though. That one was good for some serious lol's.

reddit is beyond stupid....period

my op-ed.....

It's no different than any other forum--it just has limitless topics instead of being all about sports or some other topic.

completely agree....

now you understand my masochistic sadism 03-wink

edit: this is easily more 'funner'
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Voat is growing by leaps and bounds.
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(07-17-2015 09:21 AM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  If you are for 'free speech' and against 'hate speech' then you are not for free speech and clearly do not understand what it is.

Pao is a horrible CEO.

People fail to realize that it is dissenting speech that ultimately challenges ones convictions and is ultimately what has to be protected.
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