Citing its policy against posting the personal information of others, Reddit has banned the “Pizzagate” conspiracy board from the site. #reddit has banned the #pizzagate subreddit. For now, they’ve relocated to Voat, a popular Reddit alternative created in protest of Reddit’s enforcement of its rules. Reddit does not generally ban conspiracy theories, or the boards dedicated to them, from their site just for existing. Although Pizzagate began in a frenzy of wild accusations against Clinton in the days before the election, the conspiracy has only gained interest after Trump’s victory.

Source: Washington Post November 23, 2016 18:33 UTC