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.
Controlling that kind of speech on the platform is bad, unmasking user identities at the request of the government is worse
EU law requires them to moderate that sort of thing. Bit ironic to complain about that on an EU instance.
I’m gonna need an EU law citation there.
Because banning people for upvoting the word Luigi isn’t EU law.
is this some freeze peach bullshit i’m to european to understand?
hate speech, difamation, etc should be prosecuted. period.
Reddit is an American company, and while the first amendment allows a lot of horrible kinds of speech, there’s a few exceptions. Unfortunately, defamation laws are weak, so generally, you can defame just about anyone in practice.
What’s interesting is this:
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.”
If Reddit actually cared about anonymity, they wouldn’t even have that information to begin with. It would be wiped. They likely share user information with advertisers and other third parties for profit, so they’re more than happy to keep it.
This is just Reddit refusing to comply, because they like the PR of making a show of “protecting users.”
I’d bet spez would gladly share that info if the court paid for the data rather than request it via legal.
Nailed it. This platform needs awards.
Well it is open source if you can stomach working with the devs lol.
