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Reddit yesterday defended its stance on permitting pandemic misinformation after lots of of subreddit moderators joined an open letter urging the corporate to “take motion towards the rampant Coronavirus misinformation on their web site.”
The open letter on r/VaxxHappened was joined by over 450 moderators and mentioned that subreddits current “solely to unfold medical disinformation and undermine efforts to fight the worldwide pandemic must be banned.” The lots of of subreddits that joined the open letter embody 10 with over 10 million subscribers every, over 40 subreddits with 1 million to 10 million subscribers every, and about 20 others with 500,000 to 1 million subscribers.
In response, Reddit posted a proof of its method, saying it’ll proceed to permit “debate” and “dissent” on vaccines and different COVID-related issues, even when there’s a scientific consensus.
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