cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/3320637

YouTube and Reddit are sued for allegedly enabling the racist mass shooting in Buffalo that left 10 dead::The complementary lawsuits claim that the massacre in 2022 was made possible by tech giants, a local gun shop, and the gunman’s parents.

  • @EmoDuck
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    09 months ago

    Wasn’t it banned? That feels like more than “nothing”

    • Nobsi
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      179 months ago

      Yes. In 2020. After raiding other subs.
      Not because they broke any laws or were racist. Just TOS shit.
      If you then claim that reddit did anything to combat the alttight uprising i have a bridge to sell you.

      • Ann Archy
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        29 months ago

        I think they tried to allow for almost any uprising on every side. It’s good for business. And what’s good for business is good for their Chinese investors.

    • @[email protected]
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      59 months ago

      To be fair, it took waaay too long for anything to be done about it. I feel like they kept it going for so long because it was drawing people to Reddit and improving engagement etc. Even when they did step in, they just quarantined the subreddit.