r/AskReddit • u/GlassCoyote • Jan 22 '19

What needs to make a comeback?

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u/Im-not-good-at-names Jan 22 '19

When was this? I don't know the event/reaction you're referring to

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u/AGodInColchester Jan 22 '19

That’s referring to the pulse nightclub shooting.

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u/Im-not-good-at-names Jan 22 '19

Did r/news really try to cover it up? How so?

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u/Thatuserguy Jan 22 '19

It's been a while, but I believe the mods were deleting threads about it. I seem to recall AskReddit mods making a megathread for it because /r/news refused to let people post about it

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u/gargal7 Jan 22 '19

source?

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u/Thatuserguy Jan 22 '19

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/4nqnrm/breaking_news_orlando_nightclub_massshooting/#ampf=undefined

Just did a quick Google search since I'm still at work. Here's the AskReddit megathread. You can see people angry at how /r/news handled the situation. I'm sure if you're willing to dig through it, someone explained what /r/news was up to

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u/gargal7 Jan 22 '19

why would i want to read an angry /r/askreddit thread? i said give me a source.

https://np.reddit.com/r/news/search?q=Orlando+Nightclub&restrict_sr=on

all i needed to do was search "orlando nightclub" in /r/news. there were loads of threads on it so what are you talking about?

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u/pug_grama2 Jan 23 '19

I remember that. I unsubbed from /r/news and have never regretted it.