Dear friend,
Imagine a world where the website that's home to some of the "most violently racist content" on the Internet bans hate speech.1
It may sound unbelievable, but together we can make it happen.
Reddit has long harbored white nationalists, extreme misogynists, the alt-right, and other hate groups. But in this moment of reckoning on systemic racism and hate, millions of Reddit users, tech leaders, and UltraViolet members have come together to say it's time for Reddit to be on the right side of history.
Right now, the COO of Reddit is speaking on a virtual panel about the importance of community. If Reddit truly wants to build community, it must ban hate speech against protected groups, ban hateful users and moderators, hire more women and people of color, and hire paid community managers.
Send a tweet now :
Reddit must ban racism and hate speech-
-and hire more women and people of color.
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Reddit has shown that it will listen to complaints about hateful pages on its site, and together we can push Reddit to act now. Reddit even shut down one so-called men's rights group for inciting violence against women after a petition and negative publicity. By showing public support for the demands of Reddit community members, we can force Reddit to take action and stop the spread of white male supremacy online.
As long as Reddit continues to allow racist, sexist, homophobic and transphobic groups to have a home on its website, it is complicit in promoting violence and hate.
Thanks for speaking out !
Shaunna, Kat, Kathy, Anathea, Sonja, Melody, Lindsay, Pam, Maria, Kimberly, Katie, and Elisa, the UltraViolet team.
Source :
1. Reddit Is Finally Facing Its Legacy of Racism, The Atlantic, June 12, 2020.
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