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Who does Section 230 protect? Users, moderators, and entire communities—not…

Who does Section 230 protect? Users, moderators, and entire communities—not just platforms. Our interview with Reddit’s Chief Legal Officer explains how it works. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/internet-still-works-reddit-empowers-community-moderation

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The Internet Still Works: Reddit Empowers Community Moderation

Reddit is one of the largest user-generated content platforms on the internet, built around thousands of independent communities known as subreddits. Some subreddits cover everyday interests, while others host discussions about specialized or controversial topics. These communities are created and moderated by volunteers, and the site’s decentralized model means that Reddit hosts a vast range of user speech without relying on centralized editorial control.

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@eff it is peculiar that they advocate section 230 while they also get paid for extraction via Google and OpenAI.

While their defense of Section 230 on the platform, their volunteer moderators are defended...

While Reddit is turning its user conversations into a metered resource, not a free commons.

A lucrative metered resource...

If you wanted a murky reference, you found it. 🤣