There has been a new development regarding the Russia-Ukraine war, which has been on the world agenda for a week. Reddit, one of the world’s largest social networks, has restricted r/Russia, the biggest topic about Russia. Also, r/RussiaPolitics suffered the same fate as the big title. Users need to register directly for the thread in order to see the posts under these threads.
In the statements made by Reddit, evaluations were made about why such a decision was taken. According to the statements of the authorities, the posts under the titles contained a lot of unfounded information. In the statements made by a Reddit spokesperson, it was stated that a moderator was fired, other moderators interested in Russia were also interviewed and the rules of Reddit were explained.
Users are warned
There were really incredible claims under the topics restricted by Reddit. So much so that some Russians thought that the invasion was justified and was making propaganda for it. There were also some Russians who argued that it was the Nazis who were fighting, not the Ukrainian soldiers. According to some, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should have been tried as a war criminal.
Reddit, with its decision, has prevented the further spread of perceptions on the platform, as we mentioned. Users will now see the warning in the photo above when they enter the titles in question. In this way, they will learn that there is false information under the headings and act accordingly. In addition, all users who enter r/RussiaPolitics with r/Russia will see a notification where they can get detailed information about the situation described as “quarantine”. This notice is publicly visible at the top of the page.
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