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u/violentacrez
Notorious moderator of r/jailbait and r/creepshots, unmasked by Gawker in 2012
- Known for
- Notorious moderator of r/jailbait and r/creepshots, unmasked by Gawker in 2012
- Scope
- moderated roughly 400 subreddits, including some of Reddit's most popular and most controversial
Background
violentacrez was one of Reddit's most prominent early moderators, creating and moderating hundreds of subreddits including the widely condemned r/jailbait and r/creepshots. In October 2012, Gawker's Adrian Chen published the moderator's real-world identity, a Texas software engineer, who was subsequently fired from his job. The episode became a landmark case in debates over Reddit moderation, anonymity and harmful content.