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At over 300,000 subscribers, the subreddit "/r/The_Donald" on Reddit has faced controversy since its inception. Trump hosted an "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) on the subreddit during the 2016 Democratic National Convention on July 27, 2016. Trump answered thirteen of the thousands of questions posted on the subreddit. The subreddit previously hosted AMAs of notable Trump supporters, including Curt Schilling, Alex Jones, Roger Stone, and Peter Schweizer. Moderators of the subreddit stated that they banned more than 2,000 accounts during Trump's AMA session. The subreddit was criticized by Vice as being anti-choice, pro-Russia, authoritarian, racist, misogynistic, homophobic, Islamophobic, a hypocritical "free speech" rallying point, and censoring any differing opinion. The publication Slate has described The_Donald as a "hate speech forum".

According to the New York Times, "Members respond to accusations of bigotry with defiant claims of persecution at the hands of critics. It is an article of faith among posters that anti-racists are the real bigots, feminists are the actual sexists, and progressive politics are, in effect, regressive."

In November 2016, the subreddit received media coverage for reportedly mobilizing readers to leave one star reviews on Amazon.com for Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly's book Settle for More. The subreddit received additional coverage when Reddit CEO Steve Huffman admitted to editing comments critical of him on the subreddit.

References

1. King, Hope (July 25, 2016). "Donald Trump will host Reddit AMA". CNNMoney. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
2. Sarlin, Benjy (July 1, 2016). "Trump's Reddit Fan Club Grapples With Crackdown, Infighting". Retrieved July 25, 2016.
3. Lopez, German (July 28, 2016). "Reddit asked Obama and Trump the same question. You should see their answers side by side". Vox. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
4. Alfonso III, Fernando (July 26, 2016). "What To Expect When Donald Trump Invites Reddit Users To Ask Him Anything". Retrieved July 27, 2016.
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6. Jason Koebler (July 12, 2016). "How r/the_donald Became a Melting Pot of Frustration and Hate". Motherboard. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
7. Benjy Sarlin (July 27, 2016). "Donald Trump to Drop In on Reddit, Where He's Already a Phenomenon". NBC News. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
8. "Meanwhile, Donald Trump Did a Q&A Wednesday Night on a Hate Speech Forum".
9. Josh Herrman (April 9, 2016). "Donald Trump Finds Support in Reddit's Unruly Corners". New York Times.
10. "Trump supporters try to undermine Megyn Kelly's book with an onslaught of negative reviews on Amazon". latimes.com. 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
11. Weingerger, Matt. "The CEO of Reddit confessed to modifying posts from Trump supporters after they wouldn't stop sending him expletives". Business Insider. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
12. Yeung, Ken. "Reddit CEO apologizes for editing comments critical of him following Pizzagate ban". VentureBeat. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
13. Russell, Jon. "Reddit CEO admits he secretly edited comments from Donald Trump supporters". Techcrunch. Retrieved 24 November 2016.

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