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"But lets take the infamous picsOfDeadkids example. The actual content of that subreddit is mostly autopsy photos. Obviously its a troll subreddit and created to get a reaction, and Id guess 98% of redditors think its gross/offensive etc. But what if the name of the subreddit was r/autopsyphotos or r/doyoureallywanttogointocriminalforensics and they were sincere in their discussion of these images? Would some of that 98% now be ok with it? I would bet at least some would. What if it wasnt kids but adults? Or historical autopsy photos only? The point is I dont want to be the one making those decisions for anyone but myself, and its not the business reddit is in."
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On the social news site Reddit, some communities are centred around explicit, violent, propagandist, or hateful material. Many such subreddits have been the topic of controversy, at times receiving significant media coverage. Journalists, attorneys, media researchers, and others have commented that such communities shape and promote biased views of international politics, the veracity of evidence-

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