Reddit—Banned r/The_Donald subreddit for hate speech and harassment violations
In June 2020, Reddit banned r/The_Donald, a pro-Trump subreddit with nearly 800,000 subscribers, along with approximately 2,000 other communities. The ban cited repeated policy violations including hosting and promoting hate speech and harassment campaigns.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content Moderation | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.443 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.59)× agency (reactive ×0.75)
Evidence (1 signal)
Confirms Policy Change Jun 29, 2020 verified
Banned r/The_Donald subreddit for hate speech and harassment violations
In June 2020, Reddit banned r/The_Donald, a pro-Trump subreddit with nearly 800,000 subscribers, along with approximately 2,000 other communities. The ban cited repeated policy violations including hosting and promoting hate speech and harassment campaigns.