Reddit is removing links to Luigi Mangione’s manifesto

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is removing links to Luigi Mangione’s manifesto

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is taking down posts linking to the manifesto of the suspected shooter of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The company says it’s enforcing a longstanding policy, but its actions have angered and frustrated some users.

Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old who was arrested and charged with ******* earlier this week, has been the subject of

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it in its entirety on his Substack Tuesday. Links to Klippenstein’s newsletter containing the manifesto began to disappear off

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, with some being removed by individual subreddits’ community moderators and some being taken down by

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staff.

In a widely viewed post in , a moderator explained that

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had instructed them to remove posts of the manifesto. “We have officially been notified by

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that we must adhere strictly to their site-wide rules regarding violent content,” moderator clemthearcher wrote. “Specifically,

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has told us that we are not allowed to post Luigi Mangione’s manifesto, even if it is reported neutrally.”

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removed

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in r/subredditdrama. Posts from other subreddits, including r/witchesVsPatriarchy and r/antiwork. Engadget confirmed that the site now automatically blocks posts attempting to link to the Substack post with the manifesto.

Though the move has angered many Redditors, the company says it’s not a new policy. A

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spokesperson confirmed that “manifestos related to violent acts” violate the company’s rules, which state:

Do not post content that encourages, glorifies, incites, or calls for violence or physical harm against an individual (including oneself) or a group of people; likewise, do not post content that glorifies or encourages the abuse of animals. We understand there are sometimes reasons to post violent content (e.g., educational, newsworthy, artistic, satire, documentary, etc.) so if you’re going to post something violent in nature that does not violate these terms, ensure you provide context to the viewer so the reason for posting is clear.

The policy further refers to posts “containing mass killer manifestos or imagery of their violence” an example of violating content (Magione has not been accused of mass *******). The

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spokesperson confirmed that Redditors are permitted to discuss the manifesto, including news coverage of it, as long as they don’t violate other aspects of the company’s rules.

While it’s not unusual for social media users to accuse a company of “censorship” amid disputes over content moderation,

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’s actions come at a time when many online commentators have expressed sympathy for Mangione, who has become something of a “

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with insurance company denials in the wake of the shooting.

“I’m sure

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’s admins find themselves far more aligned with the class of people like Brian Johnson (sic) than they do with the rest of us,” one commenter in response to moderator clemthearcher’s post in r/popculturechat, “so the only violence they care to moderate is that against Brian Johnson (sic) – not misogyny, racism, homophobia, or the rampant greed of our healthcare industry which has killed or caused the suffering of hundreds of thousands of people.”

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#removing #links #Luigi #Mangiones #manifesto

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