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A subreddit notorious for Holocaust denial is back online — now as a memorial

JL;DR SUMMARY The subreddit r/holocaust, formerly used for Holocaust denial and antisemitic content by white nationalists, has been reclaimed as a place for education and remembrance by committed Jewish moderators. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Hate SpeechJewish CommunityHolocaust DenialFree SpeechHolocaust EducationOnline CommunitiesSocial Media ModerationAi EthicsReddit

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"Early on, as we were grieving the loss of 1,200 people in Israel while simultaneously dealing with an unprecedented onslaught of hate speech on Reddit, the idea of reinstating r/holocaust arose, said the moderator."

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