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The_NiNTARi t1_je75uxm wrote

Reply to comment by sus-water in Reddit cracked down on revenge porn, creepshots with twofold spike in permabans by thawingSumTendies

100% this it’s exhausting how many people feel companies do things out of kindness. They are either seeking profit or found profit and want to add color to give the appearance of grace and kindness.

99% of Corporations do not think any other way. Giving a 1% variable so I don’t have people trying to correct me.

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codyt321 t1_je7jrq7 wrote

Yeah ok? I'm still glad the subreddits flirting with child porn are gone.

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firemogle t1_je7broh wrote

It's the same reason a company will take out ads to talk about how much they give to charity, when they could just spend the ad money on more charity. Caring sells but only if everyone knows how much you care.

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WackyBones510 t1_je8f2fx wrote

This is very literally the only purpose a for-profit corporation can have - it’s not like some cool cynical take. It’s still fine to praise positive actions as earned media will create a demonstrable value for other businesses.

This is like being upset because you found out you computer isn’t genuinely nice.

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Erriis t1_je7bbya wrote

Way to lift the branches so the gremlins can’t cherry-pick!

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asdaaaaaaaa t1_je7ods6 wrote

Some people just really struggle to separate business from personal feelings, and understand the complex nature of having an investment board or large groups running things. While it's nice they did this, it should be obvious that many other changes will eventually follow that will be a net negative for the content and users unfortunately. Always is when this happens. It's good the subreddits are gone, but bad if overall users drop like a rock or leave in droves because of profitable changes.

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holliups t1_je9i0ch wrote

Even if other changes follow that will be a net negative for the content and it's users, it'll still be a 100% worth it since revenge porn will no longer be allowed. No matter what happens next, the entire platform could shut down, and it'd still be worth it in order to get rid of that content. I'm not sure what you're saying here?

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Ostracus t1_je89h7z wrote

Well I think we all know the current status of internet statistics. Maybe they are, maybe they aren't, but in the end it works out for everyone else so it really doesn't matter their reasons.

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Scary-Perspective-57 t1_jeayodt wrote

Bro, corporations only exist on paper, corporations are just groups of people like you and I. I am all for criticising them but the reality is that we are just criticising ourselves.

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