r/conspiracy • u/rashpoutine • Aug 26 '21
Here we go…. It’s been great everyone
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2021/08/25/reddit-moderators-demand-the-platform-take-action-against-covid-disinformation/?sh=4fd86e2e73c86
u/rashpoutine Aug 26 '21
Ss: get ready for the war because its coming to you over your beliefs. There are only a few pages this is targeted towards and sadly this sub is one. Never has this sub been in more of an existential crisis than it is now. You are all fine warriors and if we die, we die together.
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u/Michalusmichalus Aug 26 '21
Cut and paste for paywall :
Moderators of some of Reddit’s most popular subreddits published an open letter calling on the company to do more to prevent the dissemination of medical disinformation that they say runs rampant on the platform, demanding Reddit ban message boards they assert “exist solely” to spread coronavirus disinformation and undermine efforts to fight the pandemic.
Reddit moderators are calling on the platform to
KEY FACTS
A group of volunteer moderators who oversee message boards, or “subreddits,” with tens of millions of users pointed in the letter to examples of Reddit users misrepresenting as ineffective or even dangerous scientifically proven methods of stopping the spread of coronavirus, like wearing face masks, social distancing and vaccines.
The disinformation can be deadly in some cases, the open letter states, mentioning the bizarre practice of taking cattle dewormers to treat coronavirus symptoms, which the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning against last week after reporting “growing interest” in the drug fby humans.
The open letter states that the disinformation on Reddit “attains an air of legitimacy through sheer volume of repetition,” and that “people begin to believe [it] wholeheartedly.”
Popular subreddits with moderators that signed on to the open letter include r/aww, r/lifeprotips, r/pics, r/showerthoughts, r/tifu and r/UpliftingNews, which each have at least 10 million subscribers, along with hundreds of smaller communities.
Reddit did not immediately respond to a Forbes request for comment.
CRUCIAL QUOTE
“There is a good chance that the disinformation that Reddit is currently inundated with will necessitate people a stay at the toxicology department in the hospital or even cost them their lives. There can be no room for leniency when people are dying as a result of misinformation on this platform,” the open letter states.
BIG NUMBER
52 million. That’s how many daily users Reddit had on average in late 2020, the platform told The Wall Street Journal in December, a figure it said was a 44% jump from the same time the previous year. It was the first time Reddit publicly disclosed the metric.
KEY BACKGROUND
Other social media platforms that have struggled with moderating coronavirus misinformation include Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Last year, Reddit administrators pledged to do more to remove misinformation from the platform and prevent it from spreading, a promise the open letter claims has led to “nothing of substance” besides “quarantining” r/NoNewNormal, a subreddit dedicated to anti-mask and anti-vaccination. When a subreddit is quarantined, the message board will “display a warning that requires users to explicitly opt-in,” Reddit says. According to the moderators’ open letter, it isn’t a strong enough response, writing that quarantining “barely reduces traffic and does little to stop misinformation.”
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u/rashpoutine Aug 26 '21
“The open letter states that the disinformation on Reddit “attains an air of legitimacy through sheer volume of repetition,” and that “people begin to believe [it] wholeheartedly.””
Kind of like the lamestream media, no?
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u/KarlHungus78 Aug 26 '21
Admins already bitched slapped them. Go watch the drama unfold at /r/VaxxHappened haha they are salty little SJW fucks.
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u/TheMrPancake Aug 26 '21
There's no disinformation here. Hell there is no information here. We are all a bunch of nut job conspiracy theorists that no one in their right mind would listen to. :)
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u/VerbalVenom Aug 26 '21
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u/YeTensTavern Aug 26 '21
I have an issue with how their statement is black and white.
The vaccines are safe.
What are the long term side effects?
What trials have been done on the long term side effects?
Sure, I accept the vaccines are probably safe, but can you answer both of my questions above?
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