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Sand Wind

(1,573 posts) Sun Sep 1, 2013, 10:17 AM Sep 2013

Do It right DU : RT banned from /r/news section of Reddit. [View all]

The reason RT.com was banned on Reddit’s /r/news section may not be spam or vote manipulation, as was stated officially, but “simply because it’s Kremlin.” This was revealed by a user from his discussion with one of the subreddit’s moderators.

RT.com was banned from /r/news this Thursday on accusations of “spam and vote manipulation”, with no evidence of the violations being presented by the moderators, who said that this information was only for “internal” use.

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Do It right DU : RT banned from /r/news section of Reddit. [View all] Sand Wind Sep 2013 OP

Prep for WW III.... Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #1

RT is already banned from LBN - unreliable source. Billy Love Sep 2013 #2

Not actually banned from LBN dipsydoodle Sep 2013 #5

It is pretty much banned for LBN. hrmjustin Sep 2013 #70

You are an LBN host. dipsydoodle Sep 2013 #72

Another LBN host 2nd's hrmjustin. nt William769 Sep 2013 #74

That's inevitable. dipsydoodle Sep 2013 #76

LBN Host confirms rule. Hey, people are still free to post RT sourced stuff in GD or Politics 2013. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #84

I'm aware of that dipsydoodle Sep 2013 #86

FWIW, it was never a big issue for me. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #87

Why do YOU want Russia Today banned by this site? David__77 Sep 2013 #3

Kremlin mouthpiece. Nt Sand Wind Sep 2013 #9

How... insubstantial. David__77 Sep 2013 #13

See #10 and 12. Sand Wind Sep 2013 #14

Where do you think those anti gay policies and vicious rhetoric come from, the Bolshoi? Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #20

That doesn't mean that the OP thinks that's why it should be banned. That was my question. David__77 Sep 2013 #21

So you 'don't agree' but still think those who foist those hateful policies are trustworthy sources? Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #28

No, that's not true. David__77 Sep 2013 #30

I think it should be because of the scores of Russia Today articles that I've read Kurska Sep 2013 #22

+100 nt Sand Wind Sep 2013 #54

Banning sights sounds a lot like part of the conservative agenda. rhett o rick Sep 2013 #90

There are some people who tend to post TomClash Sep 2013 #34

Why not ban FOX News first as a corporate/MIC mouthpeice....? grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #78

The problem with banning sources... HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #4

Most RT's stuff is just straight forward unspun news anyway. dipsydoodle Sep 2013 #6

Exactly. HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #8

Why are some DU'ers so torqued about it? Because it's the only source claiming false flag in Syria. KittyWampus Sep 2013 #7

I think it goes far beyond all that. David__77 Sep 2013 #11

We agree with each other, then. KittyWampus Sep 2013 #16

So that's it. Questioning the source of the Syrian Gas attack will be verboten soon.... Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #25

Got a link for that? MattSh Sep 2013 #61

Thank you. nt DevonRex Sep 2013 #79

Well, that, and how are we gonna have our daily hissyfits without hot unsourced made up lies? NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #85

RT is like PRESS TV in Iran or GRANMA in Cuba -- it's pure bullshit, MADem Sep 2013 #10

Exactly, we should quote them uniquely when we want to show what their leader want to express. Sand Wind Sep 2013 #12

+1 n/t FSogol Sep 2013 #15

Yup... SidDithers Sep 2013 #43

Did you forget a link to your source, RT.com? Lasher Sep 2013 #17

I was seeing the paradox, and ask myself if some one will notice.... Sand Wind Sep 2013 #18

The fact that RT sees fit to make Reddit's decision sufrommich Sep 2013 #23

Well now that is interesting. David__77 Sep 2013 #26

And again you dig that Kremlin no matter how viciously they attack gay people. Good for you. Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #29

There's gonna be a really long list of media to ban if that's the right metric. David__77 Sep 2013 #31

Are we really going to conflate War and Peace with Gay Rights? Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #32

But they'll give you "free conversion therapy." DevonRex Sep 2013 #80

generally, I put the same trust in RT as I do in US MSM. KG Sep 2013 #19

Isn't reddit more like lounge material ? jakeXT Sep 2013 #24

Not the news sections. Reddit is huge, news has over 1 million subscribers, world news over 3 mill The Straight Story Sep 2013 #39

I just went to their main section jakeXT Sep 2013 #41

I stay away form the main (except when I have the top story) The Straight Story Sep 2013 #44

Is it just my impression or do news,politics and worldnews have less recs than pics ? jakeXT Sep 2013 #52

Generally yes, most voted on are usually the pics and such on a broad scale The Straight Story Sep 2013 #53

I think I'll stay out of board politics...lol jakeXT Sep 2013 #55

Indeed, I stay out of them as well. One other thing I that I do hate there The Straight Story Sep 2013 #56

I'm sure the US gov will be pleased. Less people reading Russian news is good. L0oniX Sep 2013 #27

there is no question that RT is biased and has an agenda. That's obvious. But can ANYONE watch CNN Douglas Carpenter Sep 2013 #33

I'm 60 yrs old. I'm perfectly capable of listening to ALL sides and filtering agendas.... Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #35

Thank you. nt woo me with science Sep 2013 #38

Indeed. onyourleft Sep 2013 #59

Me too. nt snappyturtle Sep 2013 #77

Strange that RT.com suddenly has reliability problems about the same time RC Sep 2013 #36

Eh... David__77 Sep 2013 #37

Just some. RC Sep 2013 #58

To be fair, VOA and BBC should be banned too nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #40

VOA clearly, BBC got a huge history of being independant, if not a lot of time against Sand Wind Sep 2013 #42

They do at times nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #45

RT was created to put forward the Kremlin point of view muriel_volestrangler Sep 2013 #46

Except that you found this on RT Wikipedia : Sand Wind Sep 2013 #47

Look at the VOA mission nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #48

I understand...thanks for the civil discussion . Nt Sand Wind Sep 2013 #49

Wait, you're quoting a defector? MattSh Sep 2013 #62

I saw some people here quoting Snowden, so I said to myself : why not ? Nt Sand Wind Sep 2013 #65

The article that prompted the ban was also carried by Reuters bananas Sep 2013 #57

Interesting nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #66

Public broadcasting and outright state mouthpieces are two slightly different things. (nt) Posteritatis Sep 2013 #60

VOA is a state piece. Believe it or not rt falls in the category of BBC nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #63

It's a pity. ocpagu Sep 2013 #50

+Infinity MattSh Sep 2013 #64

I like RT, and I can filter out the pro-Putin bias... tokenlib Sep 2013 #67

Is reddit the same as ribbit dipsydoodle Sep 2013 #51

FYI RT is not appropriate in LBN as well. hrmjustin Sep 2013 #68

Meh, never heard of Reddit, sounds like just another stupid social site quinnox Sep 2013 #69

The 50s called and McCarthy needs you back in the office .... nt TBF Sep 2013 #71

Get rid of Reddit. rug Sep 2013 #73

La la la la ... I can't hear you !!! libdem4life Sep 2013 #75

Does that mean we have to ban Thom Hartmann too? n/t backscatter712 Sep 2013 #81

DU's Steve Leser Interviewed on RTAmerica along with Howard Dean, Jimmy Carter and KoKo Sep 2013 #89

Kind of a stupid reason to ban Warpy Sep 2013 #82

Let's not get "ban happy" plez. nm rhett o rick Sep 2013 #83

RT is just the beginning Union Scribe Sep 2013 #88