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Is Reddit a protector of vulnerable groups, or a liberal echo chamber? Discuss.
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Reddit has banned the anti-LGBTQ+ slur “groomer” under its hate speech policy, as well as any other reference to LGBTQ+ people as “paedophiles”.
The vile slur, which conflates LGBTQ+ identities with paedophilia, has been increasing in use online, and has now been banned by Reddit as hate speech.
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Anti-LGBTQ+ 'groomer' slur banned on Reddit in bid to tackle hate speech
Reddit has banned the anti-LGBTQ+ slur "groomer" under its hate speech policy, as well as any reference to LGBTQ+ people as "paedophiles".
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