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Reddit briefly banned dozens of subreddits without warning on Wednesday due to a “bug” that affected scores of NSFW communities on the site. Redditors were told the subreddits were banned for being “unmoderated” even though many were heavily moderated, according to numerous posts from confused moderators.that seem to have been caught up in the “unmoderated” ban. The vast majority of these have now been restored after going offline for a few hours Wednesday morning.
A Reddit spokesperson told Engadget the issue was a "bug related to how we detect unmoderated communities" but didn't provide details or confirm how many subreddits were affected. But it appears the bug was widespread across the site. It affected scores of subreddits followed by millions of people.The banned subreddits included some of the most popular NSFW communities, including r/porn , r/rule34 , r/boobs and r/NSFW_gifs .
The nature of the affected subreddits has alarmed some users and moderators who worry the company may be getting ready for a bigger crackdown. In r/transgender_surgeries, where users discuss their medical care, members beganways to “back up” the content of the subreddit. "The explanation given to us in r/modsupport is lacking in my opinion, and I was a bit furious and disappointed that there was no communication to us," a moderator for r/rule34 told Engadget.
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