Reddit’s new ‘no copyrighted material’ rule could technically kill /r/pics and others

Most of the fevered talk about Reddit’s new content rules has focused on its half-hearted burying of offensive material. That’s meant the line forbidding the posting of copyrighted content on the service has avoided scrutiny. But, as TorrentFreak smartly points out, it could be a huge problem for Reddit and some of its most popular subreddits. Here’s the key point in the new rules: These types of content are prohibited… Anything illegal (i.e. things that are actually illegal, such as copyrighted material. Discussing illegal activities, such as drug use, is not illegal. It’s pretty cut and dried that subreddits such as /r/fullmoviesonyoutube and…
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