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r/NoNewNormal

Banned · Misinformation

Ban record

Action: banned
Date: September 2021
Reason category: Misinformation
Subscribers: ≈120,000

COVID misinformation hub; banned for brigading

Banned Sept 1, 2021 after a sitewide mod strike; Reddit cited ~80 brigades, not the misinformation itself.

Full banned record →Part of September 2021 COVID-Misinformation Wave →

Related issues

Reddit's COVID Misinformation Moderator Strike and the Banning of r/NoNewNormal

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CNN Business — Reddit takes action against groups spreading Covid misinformation
News2021
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Forbes — Reddit Bans Controversial Covid Subreddit After Users Protest Disinformation
News2021