| A Brief Update from the r/news Mod Team Posted: 07 Jun 2020 09:06 AM PDT Many horrible things have happened in recent weeks that have shed light on different complex and important issues. There is little if any insight we can provide that hasn't already been given. What we want to do in this space is speak about our moderation philosophy in light of current events, and update you on how that philosophy has informed what we're doing now. We believe that, as a news subreddit, being available to spread information is especially important right now, so any shutdown was considered out of the question and would have been counter-productive. But we wholeheartedly support the subreddits that did shut down in protest. We will continue to aggressively enforce our rule against racist, bigoted comments and have recruited extra help and are putting in extra hours in order to make this a certainty, even as racist groups try to exploit the tensions being inflamed right now. We pride ourselves on trying to be relatively impartial, non-partisan, ideologically pluralistic, etc. compared to other news and politics communities on reddit. But one issue that it is impossible to be neutral on is racism. We will continue to enforce our rules against doxxing, advocating violence, etc. with equal aggressiveness. We believe the admins have not done enough to stop hate subreddits on reddit, to protect other subreddits from brigading and harassment by said subreddits, or to enable mods to prevent hate on their own subreddits. We join others in demanding that this be changed. Thank you, best wishes, and stay safe P.S. If you would like to know the mod team's personal thoughts on recent news: This subreddit's "owner" is named after an important US general, and appropriately, we found a statement from a more recent general that sums up our feelings well. Our team is very diverse. Ideologically, geographically, demographically, in age, in personality, etc. yet we found that this represented the consensus of our overlapping thoughts on the situation and, also appropriately enough, from someone of the same party as the sitting President he is commenting on, hopefully making it somewhat politically neutral. Best submitted by /u/RNews_Mod [link] [comments] |
| New Jersey is the first state to add climate change to its K-12 education standards Posted: 07 Jun 2020 03:48 AM PDT |
| South Korean boyband BTS donates $1 million to Black Lives Matter Posted: 07 Jun 2020 03:17 AM PDT |
| Protesters topple Confederate statue in Virginia capital Posted: 07 Jun 2020 12:02 AM PDT |
| Protests about police brutality are met with wave of police brutality across the US ~ the Guardian Posted: 07 Jun 2020 12:45 AM PDT |
| Black men arrested with weapons at protest while armed white militia men avoid charges in Greensboro, NC Posted: 06 Jun 2020 10:18 PM PDT |
| New York City curfew lifts early following peaceful protests: Mayor Bill de Blasio announces early end to New York City curfew after peaceful protests Saturday. Posted: 07 Jun 2020 04:42 AM PDT |
| UPDATE: BPD confirms protester, Robert Forbes, has died due to injuries from crash Posted: 07 Jun 2020 07:05 AM PDT |
| If Mississippi is ready for change, then everybody is. Historic crowd of thousands packs Jackson, Mississippi streets to protest racial inequalities. Posted: 06 Jun 2020 07:28 PM PDT |
| Providence fire union says police 'profiled' on-duty black firefighter when they held him at gunpoint Posted: 06 Jun 2020 06:31 PM PDT |
| Portland is the latest city to suspend the use of tear gas on protesters Posted: 06 Jun 2020 06:30 PM PDT |
| Even with large crowds and extreme heat, a peaceful 9th day of George Floyd protests in DC Posted: 06 Jun 2020 08:05 PM PDT |
| Bristol England - Slave trader statue pulled down during Black Lives Matter protest Posted: 07 Jun 2020 08:08 AM PDT |
| Some protesters take issue with police kneeling, calling them 'PR stunt' Posted: 06 Jun 2020 05:34 PM PDT |
| Breonna Taylor: Protesters call on people to 'say her name' Posted: 07 Jun 2020 08:14 AM PDT |
| Black Lives Matter protests for U.S. racial justice reach new dimension Posted: 07 Jun 2020 07:28 AM PDT |
| Photos: Utah Marine stands alone at Utah Capitol with 'I can't breathe' covering his mouth Posted: 06 Jun 2020 03:06 PM PDT |
| Prince William has been secretly volunteering for a mental crisis hotline Posted: 06 Jun 2020 04:16 PM PDT |
| A teen who spent 10 hours cleaning up after a protest is rewarded with a car and a college scholarship Posted: 06 Jun 2020 01:59 PM PDT |
| After nearly two weeks of nationwide protests against police brutality, several US states are taking steps to reform controversial police practices. Posted: 06 Jun 2020 02:22 PM PDT |
| Whitefish man charged with disorderly conduct after harassing peaceful protesters Posted: 06 Jun 2020 09:14 PM PDT |
| Buffalo police arraigned for felony assault, elderly protestor still critical Posted: 07 Jun 2020 12:40 AM PDT |
| UPDATE: Protester Robert Forbes has died due to injuries from crash Posted: 07 Jun 2020 08:26 AM PDT |
| Breonna Taylor's death brings police killing of black women into focus Posted: 06 Jun 2020 12:21 PM PDT |
| NYPD suspends cops filmed assaulting protesters Posted: 06 Jun 2020 11:54 AM PDT |
| Editor of Alabama Newspaper calls for KKK to night ride Posted: 07 Jun 2020 09:08 AM PDT |
