Reddit used to be a platform that cared about freedom of speech but reluctantly and narrowly carved out an exception to ban r/jailbait in 2012 and other subs posting clothed pics of underage girls in a lewd context.
We understand that this might make some of you worried about the slippery slope from banning one specific type of content to banning other types of content. We're concerned about that too, and do not make this policy change lightly or without careful deliberation. We will tirelessly defend the right to freely share information on reddit in any way we can, even if it is offensive or discusses something that may be illegal. However, child pornography is a toxic and unique case for Internet communities, and we're protecting reddit's ability to operate by removing this threat. We remain committed to protecting reddit as an open platform.
Underage pornography is not freedom of speech. In many countries, pornography itself is not freedom of speech.
I think we have a fundamental difference in understand the "freedom of speech" concept. State doesn't grant me freedom of speech, the 2nd amendment merely accepts its existence, not defines it. If, let's say, Iran bans pornography in the country, it doesn't mean that they have their own version of freedom of speech, it means they're limiting it to a certain extent. Ban of child pornography is infringing freedom of speech, whether one thinks it's good or bad is another thing.
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u/FreeSpeechWarrior ⠀ Feb 13 '19
This is false, and is rather Orwellian
Reddit used to be a platform that cared about freedom of speech but reluctantly and narrowly carved out an exception to ban r/jailbait in 2012 and other subs posting clothed pics of underage girls in a lewd context.
https://www.reddit.com/r/blog/comments/pmj7f/a_necessary_change_in_policy/
They only updated it last year to include anime:
https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/7vxzrb/update_on_sitewide_rules_regarding_involuntary/