Reddit shuts down subreddits including r/The_Donald and r/ChapoTrapHouse
The title should be updated, as T_D was just one of a large number of subs banned today; even then, it has been largely irrelevant since the admins&#x27; earlier decision to quarantine it and impose other restrictions.<p>Other larger banned subs include &#x2F;r&#x2F;GenderCritical (anti-Trans) and &#x2F;r&#x2F;ConsumeProduct which was ostensibly for criticism of consumerism and product promotion, but hid a large strain of antisemitism below the surface in a similar though less-direct fashion to previously banned &#x2F;r&#x2F;clownworld (barely-veiled antisemitic and racist cartoons&#x2F;commentary).  
Also banned is &#x2F;r&#x2F;chapotraphouse, notably the biggest (only?) left-leaning sub on the list.  Its users were known to be relatively cantankerous and tended to kick off a lot of brigading on Twitter and such; though some will say its banning was a &quot;both sides&quot; maneuver from the management.<p>In my own opinion this was a long time coming, and Reddit has long since shown that the original hands-off model is woefully inadequate in the face of communities that are willing to expend the effort to argue continuously in bad faith, organize to influence and control opinion in other communities, and attack the platform itself in their campaigns for hateful speech.  Just ask &#x2F;r&#x2F;BlackLadies if you think these users &quot;stay in their containment areas&quot;.  Hopefully Reddit is turning the page to better empower its communities to protect their users and keep hate off the platform.