The Daily Populous

Thursday September 13rd, 2018 day edition

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Reddit has banned a forum dedicated to the QAnon conspiracy theory, saying users repeatedly violated its content policies.

"As of September 12, r/greatawakening has been banned due to repeated violations of the terms of our content policy,” a Reddit spokesperson said in a statement to The Hill.

“We are very clear in our site terms of service that posting content that incites violence, disseminates personal information, or harasses will get users and communities banned from Reddit.".

Their theories are spurred by a poster or a group of posters that goes by the pseudonym “Q.".

The persona first posted on 4chan last year, claiming to be a high-ranking security official in the Trump administration, and has led to groups being created on Reddit as well as Facebook that boast thousands of members.

The subreddit was one of the most popular on the site, sharing white supremacist and white nationalist content.

Over the past year, Reddit has taken more general steps to clean up its platform amid abuse and problematic content. »

Tesla workers speak out: 'Anything pro-union is shut down really fast'

Authored by theguardian.com

“They started changing rules without any remorse,” Vaughn, a 31-year-old former Tesla computer-numeric-controlled (CNC) heavy machinery operator, told the Guardian.

He provided his separation agreement with Tesla, which cited “failure to meet performance expectations” as the sole reason for termination.

Despite the complaints expressed by current Tesla workers, they remain committed to pushing the company to allow workers to unionize and improve working conditions. »

Corruption is Hard to Hide if You're a Politician Whose Face is Wide

Authored by m.caltech.edu

Face wideness—technically, the facial width-to-height ratio—has been shown in previous research to be correlated with aggressive behavior in men.

That is, men with wider faces have a greater tendency to be aggressive and threatening toward others than do men with thinner faces.

Studies have also shown that wide-faced men are perceived by others to be more threatening than men with thinner faces. »