Reddit bans Covid misinformation forum after ‘go dark’ protest

Some of site’s largest subreddits switched to private, saying Reddit is failing to tackle misinformationCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageReddit has banned a discussion forum that spreads misinformation about coronavirus and vaccines after a user rebellion over the site’s failure to tackle Covid sceptics.The online discussion site acted after 135 Reddit communities, or subreddits, announced they had “gone dark”, a move that blocks non-membe