Reddit needed a content policy to address the issues of banning subreddits and managing content effectively, as prior to that, there was no clear guideline.

We made mistakes in defining our content policy, but enforcing it ultimately improved the platform and set us on a path to recovery.

When I returned, I emphasized that if we don't change, we're dead; we had to implement a content policy to ensure Reddit's survival.

We have clear community guidelines that prohibit pornography, child sexual abuse material, and violence, and we ensure that users under 18 have a more restricted experience on the platform.

The original discussions around censorship focused on hate speech and misinformation, with hate speech being the first topic addressed.

Once a censorship system is established, it can be pressured to expand its scope beyond illegal content to include other topics.

You can treat product and content in the same way, but centralization can push creators off platforms that don't align with them.

If we start an internet company, we cannot allow illegal content, which means we will inevitably have a censorship mechanism in place.

We have clear policies against graphic violence and misinformation, ensuring that educational content remains accessible while protecting viewers, and we need to be vigilant about misinformation, especially when it comes to narratives that use misleading video clips as evidence, like using video game footage as war footage.