Late nights spent sifting through a cesspool of content is the lifeblood of many Reddit moderators, especially those leading vulnerable communities. Despite recent efforts to repair its bad reputation, these users still face the burden of Reddit’s history of regulatory inaction.
"Sorry, this post has been removed by moderators" (a Reddit rant)
Reddit recently announced the success of a new content policy it unveiled in June. The update was designed to combat hateful content on the platform, offering strict guidelines to regulate hate speech, which resulted in the removal of nearly 7,000 subreddits.
The company is celebrating an 18 percent drop in hateful content since the policy overhaul. While Reddit is rejoicing, users are still experiencing a special kind of abuse on the platform.
"There are still many places on Reddit that don't feel like safe spaces," wrote Reddit user u/Dsporachd. "We have seen no decrease in homophobic, transphobic, or racist hate even after admins took all of these alleged measures… so far, these problem users have not been effectively addressed and remain a pervasive problem on the site, particularly on subreddits that serve minority communities."
