Social media site Reddit said it had shut down r/The_Donald, a forum for supporters of US President Donald Trump, as it announced an overhaul of its content policies.
The site’s new content policy said communities and users that promoted hate based on identity or vulnerability would be banned.
US President Donald Trump.Credit:Bloomberg
Reddit also said it was banning about 2000 subreddits, the majority of which were inactive. The list included r/The_Donald and the left-wing forum r/ChapoTrapHouse.
“All communities on Reddit must abide by our content policy in good faith. We banned r/The_Donald because it has not done so, despite every opportunity,” Chief Executive Steve Huffman said in a post on the site.
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