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FollowThe pro-Trump subreddit was one of Reddit's largest political communities.Carrie MihalcikSenior Editor / NewsCarrie Mihalcik has lived on both coasts and can definitively say that Chesapeake Bay blue crabs are the best. She's been reporting and editing for more than a decade, including at the National Journal in Washington, DC, and CurrentTV in San Francisco. She's currently a Senior Editor at CNET focused on breaking news.on Friday confirmed that it had banned the popular subreddit r/Donaldtrump. While not an official page hosted by the president or his campaign, the group was reportedly one of Reddit's largest political communities."Reddit's site-wide policies prohibit content that promotes hate, or encourages, glorifies, incites, or calls for violence against groups of people or individuals," said a Reddit spokesperson in an emailed statement. "We have also taken action to ban the community r/donaldtrump given repeated policy violations in recent days regarding the violence at the US Capitol."&nbsp;The move, which was , follows similar by Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and other against President Donald Trump's accounts. In June, , called r/the_donald, as part of a change to its hate speech policies.&nbsp;"All communities on Reddit must abide by our content policy in good faith," said CEO Steve Huffman last year&nbsp;&nbsp;announcing the changes. "We banned r/The_Donald because it has not done so, despite every opportunity."Get the CNET Daily News newsletterSpice up your small talk with the latest tech news, products and reviews. Delivered on weekdays.

FollowThe pro-Trump subreddit was one of Reddit's largest political communities.Carrie MihalcikSenior Editor / NewsCarrie Mihalcik has lived on both coasts and can definitively say that Chesapeake Bay blue crabs are the best. She's been reporting and editing for more than a decade, including at the National Journal in Washington, DC, and CurrentTV in San Francisco. She's currently a Senior Editor at CNET focused on breaking news.on Friday confirmed that it had banned the popular subreddit r/Donaldtrump. While not an official page hosted by the president or his campaign, the group was...

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