Reddit Removed Subreddit Dedicated To Tracking Hate Crime Hoaxes, Accused Of Promoting ‘Hate’

An archived version of the page from July 2 indicates the subreddit was banned June 30, the same day Reddit blocked “The_Donald” subreddit as the platform began enforcing its recent rules against promoting hate.
subreddit where users post about alleged hate crime hoaxes, r/hoaxhatecrimes, has 2,800 members and is still live.Reddit has not yet responded to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s requests for comment on what led to the decision.

There are several notable instances of hate crime hoaxes going viral during Trump’s first term in office, including one in which liberal actor Jussie Smollett allegedly staged a racist and anti-gay attack on himself in 2019 to create the impression that Trump supporters assaulted him because of his sexual orientation and skin color.

The platform also removed “The_Donald,” a subreddit where posted memes and viral videos expressing support for Trump. More than 790,000 Reddit accounts used that subreddit.

A Reddit executive told reporters in June that the group’s decision to allow people to target and harass others prompted the ban.

The company restricted the pro-Trump forum in 2019, citing months of “rule-breaking behavior” and language supposedly inciting violence.

Company executives said there is still a place for Trump supporters and conservatives on Reddit. “There’s a home on Reddit for conservatives, there’s a home on Reddit for liberals,” Benjamin Lee, Reddit’s general counsel, told reporters. “There’s a home on Reddit for Donald Trump.”