Reddit Bans The_Donald and ChapoTrapHouse Amid Purge of 2,000 Rule-Breaking Subs

The platform is also banning communities and users that ‘promote hate’ for the first time

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Reddit announced today that it is banning more than 2,000 subreddits, including The_Donald and ChapoTrapHouse, which regularly host and upvote discriminatory “rule-breaking content,” according to the company. Together, the two subreddits are used by nearly 1 million members.

The move to shut down these 2,000 subreddits is part of a broader effort to address discrimination on the platform largely targeted at minority groups. Of the subreddits banned on Monday, only 200 have more than 10 daily users. Reddit has also amended its content policy to explicitly ban communities and users “that promote hate based on identity or vulnerability” and to discourage the posting of inauthentic content.

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