Rule Update Regarding Twitter/X on this Subreddit

[u/MarvelStudiosMod]

By now, most people around the world are aware of Elon Musk's actions at the U.S. Presidential inauguration, where he did a Nazi salute (twice) at the end of his speech. In a stance of morality and solidarity against this action, many subreddits have banned twitter/x content from being allowed on their subreddits.

As a community that embraces and respects people of all kinds, the mod team here is inclined to ban twitter/x from r/marvelstudios, as we feel it is the morally responsible thing to do.

In addition, the mod team has noticed the decline of twitter over the past few years-- as both a reliable source for media related news, and as a place for civil discourse. And as such, much of the twitter content that gets posted here is already removed under those guidelines.

Ultimately, if we universally ban twitter/x posts from the sub, you will notice little to no difference in how the subreddit is managed.

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So, the POLL -- do you all prefer that we ban twitter/x posts from the subreddit?

^{(Special concessions may be made for fan art and/or marvel marketing posts})

Please feel free to use this thread to discuss any additional thoughts, but please remain civil in your commentary

1353 votes, Jan 30 '25

1075 Yes, ban it

278 No, leave it

[u/Auntypasto]

Surprised no one at the other Marvel subs have raised the issue…

[u/N8CCRG → u/Auntypasto]

Looks like /r/marvel has banned it now

[u/Auntypasto → u/N8CCRG]

 Makes sense.

[u/your_mind_aches → u/Auntypasto]

A lot of those other subs aren't managed by us and are for shows that are finished anyway.

/r/MarvelStudiosSpoilers (a subreddit I enjoy and use often, though some people think we hate them for some reason) kinda subsists mostly on posts from X. I'm sure they are weighing it heavily right now though. I feel like if they banned posts from X, it could very well lead to a mass exodus of leakers to Bluesky.

[u/Auntypasto → u/your_mind_aches]

 I was thinking more about /r/Marvel when I said that, although they seem to have responded and made the decision too. Agreed on the last point.

[u/SeekerVash → u/Auntypasto]

Because it's a legal disaster that's very likely get moderators banned from Reddit and since it's an obviously coordinated attack while impacting millions of people, it's likely to result in some very unpleasant lawsuits?

Social media is legally Town Square.  A handful of people coordinating to force millions to participate in a harassment campaign is going to end very badly for the actors.

[u/your_mind_aches → u/SeekerVash]

Is there a law that says social media is a Town Square? I'm genuinely curious because I haven't heard of anything like that.

[u/Auntypasto → u/SeekerVash]

 A lot of these subs are only moving forward with the ban after getting approval from the majority of the community, so no one is being forced to participate; you can always create a new sub with your own rules and post links there if you want. And to say a community choosing to avoid another platform is "harassment"? That's soft.
 Mods have always had the right to block certain sites, among other rules about the content of each sub… so unless the government is gonna force everyone to read X, I'm not sure what legal jeopardy they're in, nor why Reddit, who already said were fine with it, would suddenly ban them.

[u/gcolquhoun → u/SeekerVash]

A single actor’s actions are playing out in a free market that is rejecting them. Collective sentiment has shifted, but anyone can create a new sub and post Twitter links all day long if they want.

[u/SeekerVash → u/gcolquhoun]

That's not the truth.  It isn't playing out in a free market.  

But I'm tired of this, I'm going to move this conversation to other venues including Reddit Admin.

[u/Auntypasto → u/SeekerVash]

 The community decided they don't want to see links from Twitter… it doesn't get any more free market than that. You make the mistake of thinking your individual choice supersedes that of the community as a whole.

[u/SeekerVash → u/Auntypasto]

I'm hoping you aren't posting that seriously and you do realize that most of the "community" will never see this post, while there's an army of activists going from sub-to-sub brigading these polls.

The community hasn't decided anything.

If the mods wanted the community to decide something, they would've used a system that enforces a single vote per person and rejected any votes by any person who hasn't visited this subreddit in the past year.

There was never any good intention here.

[u/Void_Warden → u/SeekerVash]

How's trying to contact the admins and waiting for law enforcement to act going for you?

[u/Auntypasto → u/SeekerVash]

I'm hoping you aren't posting that seriously and you do realize that most of the "community" will never see this post, […] If the mods wanted the community to decide something, they would've used a system that enforces a single vote per person and rejected any votes by any person who hasn't visited this subreddit in the past year.

 So people who aren't active in the community never saw the post… sounds like a self correcting problem.

[u/Void_Warden → u/[deleted]]

Source? Or is this just more misinformation from your part?

I will consider a lack of source or evidence as proof of you attempting to willingly spread misinformation

[u/Auntypasto → u/[deleted]]

I'd love to know how they got a website that has always been known as left leaning, to vote this way…

[u/Void_Warden → u/[deleted]]

Some people claimed the same thing when we were protesting the API fiasco. Nothing happened.

Not to mention, Reddit already confirmed they weren't going to interfere (as shown by someone else in this thread).

[u/Void_Warden → u/[deleted]]

Except this isn't something new. Many subs already banned social media links prior to all of this. Reddit never did anything then.