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RPGnet, one of the oldest gaming forums on the internet, bans Trump support

October 30, 2018

Say it with me now, kids: It’s not censorship if it’s a private interest. Remember that. Repeat it when the Trump stans start to cry.

RPGnet is one the internet’s oldest gaming-centric discussion forums. It’s also, as of Oct. 29, 2018, a Donald Trump-free zone. 

A Monday post from one of the forum’s moderators spells out a new rule that bans any discussion of Trump support from RPGnet. The reasoning behind the ban is made abundantly clear right at the outset.

The strongly worded statement goes on to state that Trump’s “public comments, policies, and the makeup of his administration are so wholly incompatible with our values that formal political neutrality is not tenable. We can be welcoming to (for example) persons of every ethnicity who want to talk about games, or we can allow support for open white supremacy. Not both.” Read more…

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Source: Mashable | RPGnet, one of the oldest gaming forums on the internet, bans Trump support

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