Reddit’s r/Games closes on April Fools’ Day to protest bigoted, ‘vitriolic’ users
The moderators of Reddit’s popular r/Games subreddit are using April Fools’ Day to protest bigoted and “awful” comments. The subreddit, which boasts 1.7 million members, is closing for the day. Posts and comments are locked. In an announcement, the moderators highlight what they call a growing problem with discrimination, harassment, and vitriolic attacks.
“This April Fools’, we decided to take things a little more seriously and shed some light on a growing, pervasive issue that has affected the community of r/Games and gaming communities as a whole,” the moderators wrote in a post. “What has been intended to be a forum for the potential spread of knowledge and involvement in video games has instead become a battleground of conflicting...
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