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r/TheGlowUp

Banned · 2021

Reason

Promoting hate (femcel cluster satellite)

Context

Femcel-adjacent community removed in the 2020-2021 sweep.

Sources

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ACM CHI — Beyond Fish and Bicycles: Exploring the Varieties of Online Women's Ideological Spaces
Academic2023