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steve  ·  4804 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Anderson Cooper accuses Reddit of spreading child pornography
I don't know what the motivation is, but I imagine it is for ratings. "Child Porn Website" headlines generate horror and shock... and interest to stick around until after the break.

That being said - they really raise an important question. Where do we draw the line? As a society? as a family? as Hubski?

What is free speech? What is tasteful? What is inappropriate? I have my set of answers, and undoubtedly, they will radically conflict with others'. Reddit says they don't want to exercise editorial control for fear of infringing on free speech. This is murky yet interesting water.

<joke>Maybe this is an elaborate plot by the admins here at hubski to submarine reddit</joke>





mk  ·  4803 days ago  ·  link  ·  
That being said - they really raise an important question. Where do we draw the line? As a society? as a family? as Hubski?

I think we can never draw the line in one place. IMHO, the line must necessarily move, and it must be challenged often to make sure that it is in the right place. We can never settle it, but should always talk about it.

Joking aside, I'd never want to see Reddit get submarined, especially by something like this. People-driven media has the potential to do so much good. It would be a huge mistake to let talking heads torpedo it for its faults. That would be a dangerous hypocrisy, IMO.