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50501 is a nationwide movement of Americans standing for democracy against the GOP Administration's undemocratic vices by protesting across 50 states to demand upholding the Constitution and end executive overreach

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Just checked reveddit. Here's what they've removed. (reposted from reddit) (self.General)

submitted 2 months ago by BigSister to c/General

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To start, I use this account (almost) solely for current events, gathering protest information etc. Apparently, the link to my DC list of protests consistently gets removed from r/washingtondc.

While the original post I made there got some traction, it seems that several, possibly all comments I've made there with the link have been removed (even though I can still see them). It also seems like mentions of r/vetsagainsttyranny /Sons of Liberty also get blocked regardless of what subreddit I post them in. This has happened in r/50501 and r/ProtestFinderUSA.

Keep sharing these links and groups. Apparently we need to find a way around these walls. I'm really curious how this post will do. It seems as though it mostly applies to comments, however.

EDIT: I discovered how to see all past comments through reveddit, and I can now confirm that all comments in r/washingtondc with the link were deleted except ONE. It seems that the subreddit is heavily censored. In addition to the link, any mention of r/50501 was also deleted, as well as mentions of Proton, a google alternative that I use for the list. One mention of r/50501 was also censored in r/genz.

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[–] aasatru@kbin.earth 12 points 2 months ago

This is a perfect example of why Reddit cannot be trusted as a platform for this movement.

By leaving some content visible, they give the illusion of providing a platform. But through arbitrary or targeted censorship, they actually cripple the movement and are able to decide exactly which forms it takes.

The power is taken away from the users and given to the capitalists, and most participants won't even notice.

When deciding if a community should move, one should always think of the parts of the community most likely to be banned.

Could users be (shadow)banned from Reddit for, say, providing guidance for illegalized abortion services? Would the people affected by this make up valuable members of the community? If the answer to both is yes, Reddit cannot serve as the platform for organizing something like this.

And users will post along thinking their voices are heard. It is insanity.