https://thefederalist.com/2025/02/05/in-trumps-second-term-reddit-takes-a-turn-toward-violent-extremism/Quote:
In Trump's Second Term, Reddit Takes A Turn Toward Violent Extremism
Did anyone really even see anything substantial from the "50501 protests"? I didn't even hear about them until today.Quote:
Something has gone terribly wrong.
In the past several weeks following the Republicans' election win, social media site Reddit has seen an unprecedented surge in violent political content and rhetoric. While calls for violence and doxxing are not in any way new to Reddit, the scale and intensity of its current discourse marks a troubling escalation, especially regarding political extremism.
Redditors are no longer merely engaging in spicy online political debates they are openly advocating for the assassination of public figures and the overthrow of the federal government.
The situation on the site has grown so severe that it drew the attention of the Department of Justice, which appears to have pressured Reddit to take action. In response, Reddit issued a 3-day temporary ban to one of its largest subreddits drastically underscoring the gravity of the situation on its platform.
This all comes at a pivotal moment: the eve of 50501, a nationwide protest coordinated via Reddit, set to unfold simultaneously at every state capitol across the country.
These people are nuts. Here's a small sampling of the article, but there's more in there.
I'm so glad I stopped using that site largely as a result of the activities in 2020.
