From ReclaimTheNet.org…
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman has refused to bow down to recent demands from Reddit moderators to censor “coronavirus misinformation” on the platform and has instead vowed to allow “debate, dissent, and protest” on COVID-19.
Huffman made the announcement after the moderators of several subreddits with tens of millions of collective subscribers published an open letter calling for Reddit to take action against what they deem to be “rampant coronavirus misinformation.”
In his response, Huffman acknowledged “the sentiment of those demanding that we ban more communities that challenge consensus views on the pandemic” but said that Reddit hopes to collectively approach the pandemic with “a willingness to understand what others are going through, even when their viewpoint on the pandemic is different from yours.”
He noted that Reddit supports “dissent,” “open and authentic discussion and debate,” “conversations that criticize those that disagree with the majority opinion,” and “protests that criticize or object to our decisions on which communities to ban from the platform.”
