**** Elections thread *****

[a500lbgorilla]

I always hate how reddit culls comment sections. So what if white supremacists or pedo-apologists take over the comment sections. The idea of upvotes and downvotes exists for the hivemind to highlight and hide comments as it wishes. You need moderators to make sure a subreddit stays true to its stated purpose, but not to control whatever conversations happen within it.

[JKDS]

I always hate how reddit culls comment sections. So what if white supremacists or pedo-apologists take over the comment sections. The idea of upvotes and downvotes exists for the hivemind to highlight and hide comments as it wishes. You need moderators to make sure a subreddit stays true to its stated purpose, but not to control whatever conversations happen within it.

Reddit's concern is with legal issues. I'm not a civil attorney, so idk what shit they can get into for knowingly permitting potential hate speech...but that's the fear.