Got a glimpse of the dangers of centralisation today!

The subreddit r/ukpolitics briefly went private after a user was banned for posting a link concerning a minor political figure - Aimee Challenor.

It turns out Aimee Challenor is (was?) a Reddit admin. Any mention of her or her controversies (even in private message!) can result in a permanent ban from Reddit.

Scary stuff... obviously blowing back in their faces, but still!

https://www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics/comments/mbbm2c/welcome_back_subreddit_statement/

WELCOME BACK - SUBREDDIT STATEMENT

As you will have noticed, the moderators set the subreddit to private last night. This is not a decision we took lightly, but one that was made to...

Also, I feel obligated to mention the Fediverse's Reddit alternative - Lemmy (https://lemmy.ml/)

I use it every now and then, it seems interesting!

@LemmyDev

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