As of 9:00 AM EDT, /r/mylittlepony will be closed for new posts for 24 hours to protest the reddit admins' allowing of reddit to be a safe home for hate speech
/r/mylittlepony is not a political sub in any way, but it is still a subreddit built on the principles of being good to each other. The human rights to safety, liberty, and equality should not be left to politics. Many other subreddits across reddit are joining together to protest the fact that the reddit admins have allowed the site to become a safe haven for hateful rhetoric and discrimination, and we want that to change. In particular, this moment has been chosen because we are supporting the Black Lives Matter movement that has been driven to the forefront in recent weeks.
We will therefore be joining the protest by turning off any new posts for 24 hours, starting roughtly 1 hour after this post is made. When the 24 hours are over, posting will resume as normal.
We do this because the /r/mylittlepony mods believe strongly that everyone should be free to be who they are, without the risk of hate and threats being sent their way. The reddit admins have not done enough to make this possible on reddit as a whole, so we hope that this action will bring attention to the problem and allow you time to reflect on the bigger picture.
Submitted June 03, 2020 at 05:58AM by Lankygit
via reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/gvsmkj/as_of_900_am_edt_rmylittlepony_will_be_closed_for/?utm_source=ifttt
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