We haven’t written about thick-skinned Voxxer and Media Matters alumnus Carlos Maza (who admitted he’d joined “to take down Fox News”) much since his attempt to have Steven Crowder run off of YouTube, which is dominated by alt-right monsters, by the way.
We should have kept an eye on him because it would have been foolish to think his success in getting Crowder’s videos demonetized was going to be the end of it. He’s found what he’s good at — shutting down speech — and he’s sticking with it.
You might not be familiar with Reddit, the massive online forum that is divided into subreddits, such as pro-Trump subreddit The_Donald. While we weren’t looking, Media Matters and Maza decided that The_Donald had to go due to calls to violence.
Reddit claims to have an explicit policy against calls to violence.
It's shut down subreddits before.
So why hasn't it done anything about the "The_Donald," the largest pro-Trump subreddit, which is littered with calls to violence? https://t.co/AmAvuSGy0X
— Carlos Maza (@gaywonk) June 24, 2019
Journalist Tim Pool reports that Reddit has indeed done something about it.
Within 2 days of Carlos Maza calling for The_Donald Subreddit to be censored Reddit has taken action and quarantined one of the largest Pro-Trump forums.https://t.co/FncUe60aj4 pic.twitter.com/IMCprAp38A
— Tim Pool (@Timcast) June 26, 2019
Quarantine doesn’t mean much, but it does pop up a warning you have to accept before entering the forum.
— Some guy tweeted something ??♂️ (@jtLOL) June 26, 2019
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Wonder if the media watchdogs at CNN, Oliver Darcy and Brian Stelter, will be reporting on this. Darcy got a taste for it while tirelessly campaigning to have Alex Jones removed from Twitter; you’d think he’d be interested.
These people are genuis. First claim harassment and people being violent towards them, then continuously do things that make people want to be violent towards them, then claiming they were right all along. Smooth little shits.
— The Dragon's ? Temple ☯️ (@dragonstemple) June 26, 2019
It's just fascists being fascists. What else is new?
— The Mister E Zone (@MysteryMediaGrp) June 26, 2019
That subreddit was one of the most civil and uplifting among those dealing with politics. Sure they had a bias, but these allegations are complete and utter bullshit.
— Savletto Polvere (@Savletto) June 26, 2019
And, but the way, congratulations on possibly radicalizing thousands of right-wingers and moderates in one swing. Good job, reddit.
— Savletto Polvere (@Savletto) June 26, 2019
It’s going to have the opposite effect.
— Luis Garcia (@cowboy082478) June 26, 2019
I never vote, but I'll be sure to go vote for trump next time.
— NastyNati0527 (@t_nati0527) June 26, 2019
Dude gets 500 likes on his tweet calling for censorship and they still cave into him. Absolutely pathetic. I’ve been on the fence for a while, but at this point voting Trump is the only option. Can’t let these people win.
— Dang Pigeon (@DangPigeon) June 26, 2019
How did Carlos Maza become the minister of truth?
— Macalister Mullen (@Macalmullen) June 26, 2019
Who the heck is Carlos Maza and why does he have so much power to shut down free speech? This is insanity.
— Aaron Fenstemaker (@AaronFenstemak1) June 26, 2019
Carlos just points at things he doesnt like and they die.
— Kardel (@Kardel_) June 26, 2019
Dude is a hardcore authoritarian.
— Braden (@3rdGenAggie) June 26, 2019
How did one individual get the power to control speech in the internet? The companies have to *want* to comply and are just using him to bird-dog whatever site/person looks vulnerable.
— Knit'n Kitten (@Knitn_Kitten) June 26, 2019
He's just convenient cover for the Conde Nasty media overlords to 'take action'
— PartyPooper (@snowexcuse) June 26, 2019
*That's* what I was looking for. *Someone* had to put his turtle self up on that fence post, and they're the ones planning on benefiting in some way from the restrictions in speech.
— Knit'n Kitten (@Knitn_Kitten) June 26, 2019
I would like to see examples of these "calls to violence." I never saw any. And if there are, it's probably a troll or shill. That type of behavior is not welcome there.
— Nexxarian (@Nexxarian) June 26, 2019
It hasn't been banned because I'm guessing there are no or very few calls to violence
— Duckliferogers (@duckliferogers) June 26, 2019
Calls to violence MY ASS. It's basically all memes and twitter screen shots.
— Katsumi (@porkkatsu) June 26, 2019
So all anyone has to do is join a sub reddit they hate, make some calls to violence and SHAZZAM, they close the group.
— Cryptobear ????? (@wmodell) June 26, 2019
This guy thinks he's going to single handedly save the internet from differing opinions.
— bschultzjames (@bschultzjames) June 26, 2019
So is @gaywonk just a censorship machine now? Not like he contributed much to begin with, but this is ridiculous.
— I Disapprove (@DisapproveI) June 26, 2019
Why does @gaywonk have super powers when it comes to getting companies to limit online freedoms?
— Dan (@Dan_Walms) June 26, 2019
He's literally getting everything he asks for, but still keeps whining.
— Dick (@DickOshie) June 26, 2019
Dear Republican Senators, take note. Apparently a little Leftie gay Hispanic guy has more power than you to do anything about anything with tech and free speech. I would say you should be ashamed by your inaction but I suspect most of you lack the ability to be ashamed. https://t.co/GUubyiOsqQ
— Ned Ryun (@nedryun) June 26, 2019
That's funny coming from the guy who was actually calling violence against guys he disagrees with Carlos is such an hypocrite
— Rodrigo Villareal (@hillglazier) June 26, 2019
The guy’s just being taken out of context by you alt-right monsters who dig up tweets like these:
get back to me when you're ready to personally assassinate people I find annoying on Twitter. Then we'll talk.
— Carlos Maza (@gaywonk) August 20, 2016
See, context?
I highlighted that telling people to milkshake someone is a call to violence and said he was a hypocrite. Then I got the block. What a sensitive little boy he is.
— Juggy McGhee (@oYoMusic) June 26, 2019
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Here’s how Carlos Maza answers when asked how he’d react if someone hit him with a milkshake https://t.co/EamAOOpYIl
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 6, 2019
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