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OCDSB seeking court order in bid to unmask anonymous 'redditor'. (www.cbc.ca)

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Reddit argues handing over the information will create a chill among other users, explaining in its court filings that "anonymity is not just a user preference but a defining feature of Reddit's business model and identity."

Bullshit. They have no problem banning users for specific keywords, like "Luigi", and anyone who upvotes those posts/comments. They just want to use the platform as their own propaganda machine, instead of the states propaganda machine.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Controlling that kind of speech on the platform is bad, unmasking user identities at the request of the government is worse

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

EU law requires them to moderate that sort of thing. Bit ironic to complain about that on an EU instance.

[–] DoPeopleLookHere 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm gonna need an EU law citation there.

Because banning people for upvoting the word Luigi isn't EU law.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I doubt that happens. What certainly happens is that they remove and ban more than a judge would order. That's necessary to avoid liability.

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32022R2065

[–] DoPeopleLookHere 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

This website is filled with people who were banned for just that. Check out /c/Reddit ( pretty sure it's on lemmy.world)

So yea, it's happening, and is exactly what you were replying to. Calling that moderation is a pretty far stretch.

https://web.archive.org/web/20250313203719/https://slate.com/technology/2025/03/reddit-elon-musk-luigi-mangione-censorship.html

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

As far as I know, all these posts could come from an LLM via a botnet. The article does not support your claim. I don't know what you are trying to argue here.

I have given you factual information. I obliged your request for a source. You are welcome.

[–] DoPeopleLookHere 3 points 1 week ago

Okay, still a non sequiter then, because that law has nothing to do with what you responded. Which was the point of getting that law, because no where does it call the actions you replied to moderation.

And for all I know your a Russian troll so have fun with that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Ah, the good old "I didn't see it therefore it didn't happen, and anyway who says that's true" I'm not here constantly and even I have seen the wave of people banned for talking about Luigi or even upvoting something.