“The_Donald,” which has been a digital foundation for Mr. The vast majority of the forums that are being banned are inactive. Reddit said it was also banning roughly 2,000 other communities from across the political spectrum, including one devoted to the leftist podcasting group “ Chapo Trap House,” which has about 160,000 regular users. “‘The_Donald’ has been in violation of that.”
“Reddit is a place for community and belonging, not for attacking people,” Steve Huffman, the company’s chief executive, said in a call with reporters. Trump’s online base, had consistently broken its rules by allowing people to target and harass others with hate speech. Reddit executives said the group, which has been highly influential in cultivating and stoking Mr.
The community or “subreddit,” called “The_Donald,” is home to more than 790,000 users who post memes, viral videos and supportive messages about Mr. SAN FRANCISCO - Reddit, one of the largest social networking and message board websites, on Monday banned its biggest community devoted to President Trump as part of an overhaul of its hate speech policies.
