Reddit Bans 124,000 Member Anti-Vax Forum

Input reports:

Earlier this afternoon, r/NoNewNormal, an anti-vax subreddit with more than 124,000 users, was banned from Reddit, for “brigading,” the act of one community overwhelming another with a stream of spam and memes, a form of digital invasion designed to drown out the voices of internet foes.

CNET reports:

Though the admin confirmed there’s been a “pronounced” increase in COVID denial since July — the same month federal and state governments began implementing vaccine mandates for employees — the reason for the subreddit’s banning was its connection to more than 80 brigades.

New from me. Reddit bans active COVID misinformation subreddit NoNewNormal https://t.co/2rOa7nms5k via @CNET

— Oscar Gonzalez (@OGreporter) September 1, 2021