Booting Up: Time to Beam the Racists Out of Reddit, Shatner Says

There’s no room for bigotry on the bridge … or in online communities, new redditor William Shatner said in a

(Photo: Wikipedia)
(Photo: Wikipedia)

There’s no room for bigotry on the bridge … or in online communities, new redditor William Shatner said in a series of comments in the “Star Trek” subreddit: “The fact that someone could come here, debase and degrade people based on race, religion, ethnicity or sexual preference because they ‘have a right’ to do so without worry of any kind of moderation is sending the wrong message, in my humble opinion.” [PandoDaily]

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Booting Up: Time to Beam the Racists Out of Reddit, Shatner Says