Reddit, the self-proclaimed “front page of the internet” is moving away from its user voting system in favor of a much more curated approach in an attempt to stymy supporters of the President.
The social sharing site, whose page known simply as r/The_Donald took the website by storm during the 2016 election, has already begun to crack down on conservative views that exalt the newly elected President. Now, a new push is coming to hand-pick the trending content, much like liberal cohorts Facebook and Google.
“Reddit is banning the vast majority of pro-Donald Trump posts from appearing on its “most popular” page frequented by new users.
“The online discussion site announced it was clamping down on what would appear as ‘popular’ by showing visitors only popular posts from handpicked categories, which would…