r/washingtondc on Reddit has banned crime discussion

[Anonymous]

It sounds like the problem is reddit doesn't have the mod resources to make sure that crime posts are accurate. Because SOMEONEs for some strange reason are trying to hype up crime.

Sure crime exists and it gets worse, and it gets better, but exaggerating and outright lying don't help your case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not on redit, but maybe they've been inundated with bots making BS claims about rising crime? It's happening all over nextdoor too

Wait - “BS claims about rising crime” ???

- is the crime rate in DC going up, or not? and,

- does it matter if an increasing number of innocent city residents are being victimized by crime? Or, does that not matter?

Why or why not?

Genuinely curious about your opinion here, PP.

Stop with the simplistic thinking. Both can be true - 1. That rising crime is a serious concern in DC specifically but also 2. Disinformation campaigns are real and specifically targeted to rile up conservatives (i.e. bots posting BS things to amplify fear of crime to rile people up in general, specifically leaning toward amplifying conservative talking points).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They were probably being trolled by RWNJs. They’re like cockroaches.

Nice try at deflection.
You progressives own the DC crime problem like disgusting rats.

Not deflecting at all - it's the most likely reason why they banned it.

[Anonymous]

TBH, r/washingtondc was getting to be kinda unusable given that people were creating new topics for every individual crime that happens in the city. The quality of discussion has plunged and sense of community eroded as the Reddit kept getting brigaded by accounts posting non-stop crime content.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not on redit, but maybe they've been inundated with bots making BS claims about rising crime? It's happening all over nextdoor too

Wait - “BS claims about rising crime” ???

- is the crime rate in DC going up, or not? and,

- does it matter if an increasing number of innocent city residents are being victimized by crime? Or, does that not matter?

Why or why not?

Genuinely curious about your opinion here, PP.

Stop with the simplistic thinking. Both can be true - 1. That rising crime is a serious concern in DC specifically but also 2. Disinformation campaigns are real and specifically targeted to rile up conservatives (i.e. bots posting BS things to amplify fear of crime to rile people up in general, specifically leaning toward amplifying conservative talking points).

Exactly.

#2 is obvious by the relentless and extreme HYSTERIA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here is what Reddit says about why they did this:

...There were times where we felt that the sub was doing okay. But, over the past several months, we've seen a surge in content that has required hours of cleanup (comment deletions, bans, reddit reports). We've also seen self-posted reports that don't hold up to scrutiny when local journalists have followed up

OP is mad because he got caught lying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The r/washingtondc community on Reddit is pretty popular (over 300,000 subscribers), and the moderators just decided on a blanket ban of any discussion about crime in DC.

So far they allowed a post about Metro’s new fare gates reducing fare evasion, but censored a discussion about a well-liked shop having its windows smashed.

So we can discuss crime going down but when it occurs to a local business owner or a neighbor we can’t say a word.

Pretty wild move, I predict the press will pick this story up.

Snort. No, it won’t. How some social media site self-regulates or moderates isn’t newsworthy. There’s no injustice here or anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The r/washingtondc community on Reddit is pretty popular (over 300,000 subscribers), and the moderators just decided on a blanket ban of any discussion about crime in DC.

So far they allowed a post about Metro’s new fare gates reducing fare evasion, but censored a discussion about a well-liked shop having its windows smashed.

So we can discuss crime going down but when it occurs to a local business owner or a neighbor we can’t say a word.

Pretty wild move, I predict the press will pick this story up.

Snort. No, it won’t. How some social media site self-regulates or moderates isn’t newsworthy. There’s no injustice here or anything.

I'm sure crap "sources" like daily wire will run some hysteria piece on it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The r/washingtondc community on Reddit is pretty popular (over 300,000 subscribers), and the moderators just decided on a blanket ban of any discussion about crime in DC.

So far they allowed a post about Metro’s new fare gates reducing fare evasion, but censored a discussion about a well-liked shop having its windows smashed.

So we can discuss crime going down but when it occurs to a local business owner or a neighbor we can’t say a word.

Pretty wild move, I predict the press will pick this story up.

That's discusting and highly concerning!!! What was their reasoning? Did they provide one?

Do what NOVA did create a new sub https://www.reddit.com/r/NovaCrime/

That's just crime reports and discussions. People should be abandoning that sub if they have a blanket ban on crime. That's living in FAKE land.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The r/washingtondc community on Reddit is pretty popular (over 300,000 subscribers), and the moderators just decided on a blanket ban of any discussion about crime in DC.

So far they allowed a post about Metro’s new fare gates reducing fare evasion, but censored a discussion about a well-liked shop having its windows smashed.

So we can discuss crime going down but when it occurs to a local business owner or a neighbor we can’t say a word.

Pretty wild move, I predict the press will pick this story up.

That's discusting and highly concerning!!! What was their reasoning? Did they provide one?

Do what NOVA did create a new sub https://www.reddit.com/r/NovaCrime/

That's just crime reports and discussions. People should be abandoning that sub if they have a blanket ban on crime. That's living in FAKE land.

Or only allow crime posts that are linked to articles by major media, so only verified info. That may help with the fake post bot issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's crazy. Redditors are flocking to r/washdc instead.

That's a good plan! Also Check out: https://www.reddit.com/r/washingtondccrime/.

ALL are welcome!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:TBH, r/washingtondc was getting to be kinda unusable given that people were creating new topics for every individual crime that happens in the city. The quality of discussion has plunged and sense of community eroded as the Reddit kept getting brigaded by accounts posting non-stop crime content.

I checked the subreddit every day and honestly never saw this. There were crime posts but for actual crimes, and maybe 1/day? The bad comments got downvoted so I didn’t see them. And I also didn’t bother to read comments on the crime posts.

I truly believe they are banning crime posts for political reasons - because they think discussing crime (even actual crimes) is inherently racist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A sign of things to come. By 2035 the Democrats will ban any mention of urban crime in public discourse.

+100,000,000

Just watch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The r/washingtondc community on Reddit is pretty popular (over 300,000 subscribers), and the moderators just decided on a blanket ban of any discussion about crime in DC.

So far they allowed a post about Metro’s new fare gates reducing fare evasion, but censored a discussion about a well-liked shop having its windows smashed.

So we can discuss crime going down but when it occurs to a local business owner or a neighbor we can’t say a word.

Pretty wild move, I predict the press will pick this story up.

That's discusting and highly concerning!!! What was their reasoning? Did they provide one?

Do what NOVA did create a new sub https://www.reddit.com/r/NovaCrime/

That's just crime reports and discussions. People should be abandoning that sub if they have a blanket ban on crime. That's living in FAKE land.

Did you actually read this thread before posting here?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here is what Reddit says about why they did this:

...There were times where we felt that the sub was doing okay. But, over the past several months, we've seen a surge in content that has required hours of cleanup (comment deletions, bans, reddit reports). We've also seen self-posted reports that don't hold up to scrutiny when local journalists have followed up

I’d like to know more about which crime reports “don’t hold up to scrutiny.” Trolling isn’t good, but there’s enough actual crime that it’s not like all accounts of crime are inherently suspect.