{"id":2685,"date":"2021-09-01T12:42:52","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T10:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/01\/reddit-communities-go-dark-in-protest-over-covid-misinformation\/"},"modified":"2021-09-01T12:42:52","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T10:42:52","slug":"reddit-communities-go-dark-in-protest-over-covid-misinformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/01\/reddit-communities-go-dark-in-protest-over-covid-misinformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Reddit communities \u2018go dark\u2019 in protest over Covid misinformation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some of site\u2019s largest subreddits switch to private, saying Reddit is failing to tackle misinformation<\/p>\n

Reddit has been hit by a user rebellion over the online discussion forum\u2019s failure to tackle misinformation related to Covid and vaccines.<\/p>\n

More than 135 Reddit communities<\/a>, or subreddits, have \u201cgone dark\u201d, which blocks non-members from reading or joining the page, in protest at the site\u2019s refusal to limit discussions that propagate misleading theories about the pandemic. The protest covers many of the site\u2019s largest subreddits, including r\/Futurology<\/a> and r\/TIFU<\/a>, which have more than 10 million subscribers each.<\/p>\n

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\nSome of site\u2019s largest subreddits switch to private, saying Reddit is failing to tackle misinformation
\nReddit has been hit by a user rebellion over the online discussion forum\u2019s failure to tackle misinformation related to Covid and vaccines.
\nMore than 135 Reddit communities, or subreddits, have \u201cgone dark\u201d, which blocks non-members from reading or joining the page, in protest at the site\u2019s refusal to limit discussions that propagate misleading theories about the pandemic. The protest covers many of the site\u2019s largest subreddits, including r\/Futurology and r\/TIFU, which have more than 10 million subscribers each. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Some of site\u2019s largest subreddits switch to private, saying Reddit is failing to tackle misinformation Reddit has been hit by a user rebellion over the online discussion forum\u2019s failure to tackle misinformation related to Covid and vaccines. More than 135 Reddit communities, or subreddits, have \u201cgone dark\u201d, which blocks non-members from reading or joining the …<\/p>\n

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