The community had more than 7,000 active users per day (although this has previously been much higher). The ban was on the grounds that some posts incited violence, and the community had engaged in harassment on other subreddits. It will have removed hundreds of thousands of posts, and millions of comments going back many years.

To continue reading this article in The Conversation, go to:

• https://theconversation.com/reddit-removes-millions-of-pro-trump-posts-but-advertisers-not-values-rule-the-day-141703
• https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/world/122034211/reddit-removes-millions-of-protrump-posts-but-advertisers-not-values-rule-the-day