Is Reddit's Moderation Structure Illegal? An Examination of the Current Debate.

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Is Reddit's Moderation Structure Illegal? An Examination of the Current Debate.
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Even if it's not illegal it sure as hell makes their hypocrisy rather glaring doesn't it?

Moreover, recent changes in Reddit’s policy towards its moderators, along with its claim of ownership over the subreddits, could potentially destabilize the company’s legal standing. This could potentially raise questions about the company’s legal standing.

Is this the first draft of a high school report?

Haven’t they jeopardized their Section 230 status by asserting control of subreddits, exercising editorial privilege, and by posting material to the platform at their own initiative (reinstating posts that users have deleted)?

About halfway through this starts reading like ChatGPT. I don't disagree with the premise, but I do wonder if a human wrote this article...

It feels like a human wrote most of the article, then tacked on an AI written summary to pad the length.

I didn't know forcefully editing users' comments and restoring their deleted posts and comments without their consent is legal