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r/Watchpeoplesurvive

Banned · Gore/shock

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Action: banned
Date: March 2019
Reason category: Gore/shock

Graphic-injury/violence content (r/watchpeopledie network)

Companion community in the r/watchpeopledie network removed after Christchurch.

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TechCrunch — After Christchurch, Reddit bans communities sharing graphic videos of death
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