>Why are you not using Gab? Last time I’ve checked it was because Gab… does not delete the content that you the People find objectionable!
I don't think this is the reason. I've never used Gab but Reddit 10-15 years ago was a lot more free than it is today and it was great. I'm sure there were some people who were displeased with moderation, but in general, most users enjoyed the freedom and diverse(in the real sense) communities that existed there. The change on Reddit and similar websites came from the top. There is no way to be sure about how they did it, but I'm certain it wasn't freely chosen by the users.
Reddit's censorship usually comes in waves following bad press (most users don't care, and the ones that do don't have to go to offensive subreddits, but the press can't resist clickbaity headlines!) and the fear that the bad press will scare away advertisers and whatever new messed up scheme the site is thinking about to make money off the content the internet provides for them at no cost.
Fewer advertisers than users? I think they know they'll lose users, but new users are coming in all the time and so every time they push the site father into restrictive censorship a group comes in who never knew it was anything else.
I don't think this is the reason. I've never used Gab but Reddit 10-15 years ago was a lot more free than it is today and it was great. I'm sure there were some people who were displeased with moderation, but in general, most users enjoyed the freedom and diverse(in the real sense) communities that existed there. The change on Reddit and similar websites came from the top. There is no way to be sure about how they did it, but I'm certain it wasn't freely chosen by the users.