The Aftermath of Disbanding an Online Hateful Community

Understand

Harassing and hateful speech in online spaces has become a common problem for platform maintainers and their users.

• The toxicity created by such content can discourage user participation and engagement.
• Therefore, it is crucial for and a common goal of platform managers to diminish hateful and harmful content.
• Over the last year, Reddit, a major online platform, enacted a policy of banning sub-communities (subreddits) that they deem harassing, with the goal of diminishing such activities.