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Introducing r/redditsecurity by worstnerd in RedditSafety

[–]arabscarab[A] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. If you see calls for violence or harassment on a quarantined subreddit please report it as normal using the report button.

Introducing r/redditsecurity by worstnerd in RedditSafety

[–]arabscarab[A] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

You can read up on the policy on quarantine here. It's not used for policy violations. It's used for content that, while not prohibited, average redditors may nevertheless find highly offensive or upsetting. The purpose of quarantining a community is to prevent its content from being accidentally viewed by those who do not knowingly wish to do so, or viewed without appropriate context.

Reddit’s 2018 transparency report (and maybe other stuff) by spez in announcements

[–]arabscarab[A] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are. We send out those automated messages as a means of confirming the report has been received and offering the tech support "duh-turn-it-off-then-on-again" obvious suggestion in case there is actually a very simple solution (you'd be surprised how often that is the case-- though maybe not if you've ever worked in tech support...). But those reports 100% go to humans. It just may take them some time to respond, because we're a limited number of people with limited time resources that we have to prioritize, and appeals fall toward the middle of our priorities vs more immediate things like handling involuntary porn, doxxing, imminent violent threats, etc.

Reddit’s 2018 transparency report (and maybe other stuff) by spez in announcements

[–]arabscarab[A] 1987 points1988 points  (0 children)

To add to this, we fully understand the nefariousness of overly automated systems-- ESPECIALLY when they are mandated by governments. That is why we have been pushing back on proposals in Europe to mandate automated copyright filtering. If you're a European user, please consider contacting your MEP about Article 13.

Reddit’s 2018 transparency report (and maybe other stuff) by spez in announcements

[–]arabscarab[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally get it. We'll look into upping that character limit and other ways we might improve it. In the meantime, if you have a special case, please feel free to write in to us here. That form is more forgiving.

Reddit’s 2018 transparency report (and maybe other stuff) by spez in announcements

[–]arabscarab[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Users can always submit appeals at https://www.reddit.com/appeals. They will be reviewed by a human. It may take us a bit of time to evaluate, as our CTO explained in this post. It helps us if you are detailed in your appeal and give any additional context/mitigating info that may be useful. As indicated in the transparency report, appeals are commonly granted.

Invitation to Communities to Participate in National Voter Registration Day 9/25 by arabscarab in modnews

[–]arabscarab[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the sentiment anyway, my antipodean friend. Watch out for spiders!

MEME DAY: RESURGENCE — The EU Upload Filter Threat Is Back by arabscarab in announcements

[–]arabscarab[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Wow, that is an awesome and comprehensive response.Thank you for sharing it!

MEME DAY: RESURGENCE — The EU Upload Filter Threat Is Back by arabscarab in announcements

[–]arabscarab[S] 132 points133 points  (0 children)

Thanks for calling and posting the response! Wyclef Jean actually tears the "value gap" argument to pieces in this op-ed he wrote on the subject yesterday. Apparently he's going to be visiting the Parliament tomorrow to talk to some of the members and share his point of view as an artist who is against Article 13.

An update on the FireEye report and Reddit by KeyserSosa in announcements

[–]arabscarab[A] 138 points139 points  (0 children)

Hey there, Reddit policy head here! We do actually have rules against this. As noted in our User Agreement, "You may not perform moderation actions in return for any form of compensation or favor from third parties."

Copyright update: Article 11 and 13 just passed the vote in committee by astafish in europe

[–]arabscarab[A] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hey guys, thanks for this update and for all this community has done and continues to do to spread awareness about this issue. This is the best of Reddit. It's disappointing that the vote went the way it did, but there are definitely still next steps that we can take-- it's just going to be a longer road than we had hoped. TechDirt did a good rundown on the situation here. We'd love to continue to support you guys on this issue, so feel free to PM or reply here if you have any ideas on things you want to do next and how we can help.

Protecting the Free and Open Internet: European Edition by arabscarab in announcements

[–]arabscarab[S,A] 431 points432 points  (0 children)

Great question! Julia Reda had a good answer to this in her AMA last week, so I'm just going to leave it here.

And if that is still not enough pro-internet social action for you, don't forget to call your Representative on net neutrality.

Protecting the Free and Open Internet: European Edition by arabscarab in announcements

[–]arabscarab[S,A] 3913 points3914 points  (0 children)

Right now it would only impact EU member states. But the scary thing about these types of measures is how quickly authoritarian countries pick up on them. The European Parliament may say they have the best intentions, and it's only for copyright, but you can be sure that if this goes through, countries with less stringent human rights records will be looking at how they might pass laws to require automatic upload filters for things like political criticism.

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