r/WallStreetBets has been made private
The WallStreetBets subreddit, which has seen a significant increase in attention in recent days following the meteoric rise in GameStop’s stock driven in part by traders on the forum, has been made private. Reddit confirmed to The Verge that the subreddit’s moderators were the ones to make it private.
If you try to access the subreddit as of 7:06PM ET, you’ll see a page with this message:
We are experiencing technical difficulties based on unprecedented scale as a result of the newfound interest in WSB. We are unable to ensure Reddit’s content policy and the WSB rules are enforceable without a technology platform that can support automation of this enforcement. WSB will be back.
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However, it’s not just people who weren’t subscribed to the subreddit who are no longer able to access it — many users who say they were subscribed are reporting that they can’t view it anymore.
I just got removed from WSB… random. Been on there for half a year
— dawson schrader (@dawson_schrader) January 27, 2021
@wallstreetbets hi, somehow I can’t access the page anymore? I’ve been a member since December? What happened?
— Daam Stevens (@daamsincome) January 27, 2021
The message shown when you try to visit r/WallStreetBets has changed throughout Wednesday evening. Here’s a screenshot of what I saw when I attempted to visit r/wallstreetbets at 6:46PM ET.
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Soon after, the description changed to show a different message: “WallStreetBets is under in tents load and is only for approved submitters. In the meantime, please enjoy some spaghetti,” followed by a link to a NSFW video of a man putting spaghetti all over his body.
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Earlier on Wednesday, Discord banned the r/WallStreetBets server. The company said that the Discord was banned for “continuing to allow hateful and discriminatory content after repeated warnings.” The subreddit advertises itself as “like 4chan found a Bloomberg Terminal,” and many posts contained offensive language.
Update January 27th, 7:09PM ET: Added new message shown when you attempt to visit r/WallStreetBets.
The WallStreetBets subreddit, which has seen a significant increase in attention in recent days following the meteoric rise in GameStop’s stock driven in part by traders on the forum, has been made private. Reddit confirmed to The Verge that the subreddit’s moderators were the ones to make it private. If…
