this post was submitted on 05 Feb 2025
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Something big is happening, as Reddit seems to have purged literally every NSFW sub they know. Reason is always "unmoderated" despite some of the banned subreddits being fully moderated.


Edit: seems to have been a bug in automation (thanks @[email protected]):

https://old.reddit.com/r/ModSupport/comments/1ii67mt/_/mb3fewv

It's still a good reminder on how quickly a community (or communities) thousands of people enjoy and in some cases rely upon can disappear.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 hour ago

in other news, lemmy's NSFW instances see an influx of users

[–] [email protected] 6 points 58 minutes ago (1 children)

Yeah this worked out great for OnlyFans, Tumblr, and Flickr. At least OnlyFans was smart enough to remember which side their bread was buttered on.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 24 minutes ago

the tumblr one is so funny because yahoo promised not to screw it up and then they did

[–] [email protected] 1 points 31 minutes ago

Omg drugs.

Old mother Elon

and his crew

Took away

from me and you

He better go far away

he better go far away

https://youtu.be/wSBpl_N8hFc

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 hour ago

Lol RIP reddit

[–] [email protected] 108 points 4 hours ago (7 children)

r/transgender_surgeries wasn't porn. It was a community outlet for results so people could understand what to expect. Queer folk always get swept up with porn, cishet only see us as a "kink" and assume our existence is entirely sexual.

It's fucking infuriating.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Queer folk always get swept up with porn, cishet only see us as a “kink” and assume our existence is entirely sexual.

This is the whole point of these porn bans is to remove queer people from the internet. The porn cover just allows it to happen. So whenever you see anything about porn bans think queer ban first and then some porn removal that comes right back

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

it's telling that they target trans content; but leave gay content alone.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

They knew that their attacks on gay people weren't as popular as they once were so they are taking the exact same tactics and language and moving it towards Trans people. It both predictable and sad at the same time

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

it's sad, but expected from conservatives; the real sadness is an "ally" like biden who didn't enact the equal rights amendment that would help protect trans people from the legal version of this shit and then very publicly pretended that he did.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

I'm currently discussing with people about mirroring it somewhere on lemmy, but there is also Transbucket which already exists as its own independent website.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 56 minutes ago (1 children)

Well it is genitals but the purpose is entirely different. I don’t agree with it but I can at least see the logic.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 36 minutes ago (1 children)

By that "logic", all obgyn's are sex workers. It's shit justification for bigotry and shouldn't be given any credence whatsoever.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 24 minutes ago

Not sure I follow the logic since an OBGYNs job is not get you off.

If they are banning NSFW images, then that’s why.

Like I said the purpose of those images in the trans subreddits serve an educational purpose. But you probably shouldn’t be viewing it at work. If they are banning nudity, that’s nudity.

Like I said I don’t agree with the ban hammer, but it’s consistent. However, in my opinion, all it should be left as is regardless of the purpose.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 3 hours ago (5 children)

The subs are back up for the record. According to an admin, it was a glitch.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 hour ago

😂 like that Facebook "glitch" that banned any inclusive terms and force-followed Trump on people's profiles? Lol these fuckers

[–] [email protected] 1 points 26 minutes ago

Lmao, somebody said to do it and got called on the carpet by their shareholders.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

The glitch being they got caught and people complained

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 hours ago

How were they ever not getting "caught" lol

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Eh no need to get tin foil hat, imho.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 hours ago (11 children)

I mean, one has to ask why they were setting up automated banning of these subreddits in the first place.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 hours ago

I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out they're making a ban list for all these communities, but the 'glitch' was that someone turned it on before whatever PR move/manufactured scandal they were going to use to justify it was ready to go.

Or this was just a test fire to see how people would react.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 hours ago

That's a pretty big glitch. 1. You have a nuclear button. 2. The omega thermal nuclear cluster bombs are pointed at a particular target

[–] [email protected] 29 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Spez: "Daddy Elon wants me to get rid of all the twitter critical and trans related subs. How can I do it without it being too obvious?"

Snoo Lackey: "Easy. What we'll do is ban a load of morally grey subs like porn and drug related ones along with the twitter critical and trans ones. Then, when the predictable uproar kicks off, we'll wait awhile then announce it was all a terrible mistake and we'll reactivate all the porn ones. We just won't reactivate the twitter critical or trans ones. Because lets be honest - no one really cares and as long as the simpletons have their wank bank back, they'll neither notice nor care either!"

Spez: "Brilliant!"

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[–] [email protected] 194 points 6 hours ago (5 children)

Man, I hope lemmynsfw is ready, lol

[–] [email protected] 84 points 5 hours ago

As a quick reminder: don't expect them to handle your load (lol) for free. If you are a gooner/goonette with some income, leave a tip for the server costs and consider volunteering for mod duties if you have time and some internet social skills. If you value your nsfw communities, they don't exist without work, like any other community.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

that is called a dictatorial show of force

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

Uhm... interesting hyperbole during a time where America is literally facing down a fascist dictator.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 5 hours ago (10 children)

Reddit is preparing to surrender to somebody who does not want NSFW content on their site in an attempt to appease advertisers. Possibly Musk.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

The anti-porn conservatives have always been about controlling women.

That woman who founded OnlyFans driving around in 10 different Lamborghinis, that's their worst fucking nightmare.

Before that, it was that one lady whose husband died and then she discovered massive oil reserves under her land.

That kind of stuff is an existential threat to the patriarchy, which conservative control freaks must preserve at any cost.

They cannot allow women to become self-sufficient and thereby self-determinative. Otherwise, who will take care of the men, and raise the men's babies?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 hours ago

Literally why witch hunts existed. It was just a way for authorities to expropriate the wealth of some random dowager who won't remarry (and therefore automatically cede all property to her new husband).

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