Founder of Voat, the 'Censorship-Free' Reddit, Begs Users To Stop Making Death Threats

New submitter scullyitsaliens writes: The Reddit clone Voat has reportedly been contacted by a 'US agency' about threats being made on the censorship-free website, according to its founder Justin Chastain. In a post on Wednesday, Chastain (who goes by PuttItOut on Voat) told users they need to 'chill on the 'threats,'' as the platform had been officially approached by an unnamed agency over some of its content. Chastain said he didn't want to litigate free speech, but that Voat would cooperate with law enforcement and remove 'gray area' posts if asked. Voat users took offense to the perceived curtailing of their ability to post racial slurs and endorse violence.

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