When Reddit implemented and acted on an anti-harrassment policy, removing offending subreddits from the site, some users revolted at the change, many leaving the site claiming the bans were tantamount to censorship. Yet while an influx of new users could potentially be a boon for any number of sites, for one it’s been a curse — similarly structured up/down voting site Voat.co has been dropped by its webhost over the wave of “politically incorrect” content it suddenly played host to.
Funnily enough, people angered at the closure of forums centred on hatred of fat people, black people, or transgendered people, don’t tend to create the most welcoming online environments when they move elsewhere. As a result, site co-founder “Atko” was told by hosting agency Hosteurope.de on Friday “that the content on your server includes political incorrect parts that are unacceptable for us” and that it “cannot keep bond of trust to you as our customer”. The site has been offline since, though a cloud-based back-up appears to be fluttering to life intermittently.
By: Matt Kamen,
