/r/Piracy is going on a massive deletion spree to avoid a Reddit ban

Reddit has never been much of a stranger to controversy, and the site has faced mounting pressure from copyright-holders to do something about piracy. Moderators have been fighting a losing battle to keep illegal content in check, but with complaints still flooding in, the /r/piracy subreddit is taking drastic action. Having spoken to the community about initiating 'The Nuclear Option', the decision was taken to delete nearly a decade's worth of content. See also: Article 13: EU approves controversial copyright law despite massive opposition Final text of new EU Copyright Directive retains controversial content blocking of Article 13 The decision… [Continue Reading]