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Fired Reddit Exec Launches Competing Site (thenextweb.com)

Posted by EditorDavid on from the Ask-Imzy dept.

An anonymous reader writes: "Dan McComas, the former second-in-command at Reddit -- and vocal critic of its more inflammatory groups -- wants to build a better Reddit, one that focuses on 'healthy, positive communities,'" reports TheNextWeb. Raising $3 million, Imzy.com quietly launched earlier this year with over 500 discussion forums, aspiring to become an advertising-free space where content creators can interact with their fans. Moderators and users of Imzy can be "tipped" with online payments from other users, while the site hopes to remain advertising-free by taking a cut from on-site transactions. But "at its core though, Imzy wants to provide a safe place to share and discuss without the fear of being harassed, a problem Reddit has struggled with for several years."

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  1. define healthy by turkeydance · · Score: 5, Insightful

    oh, and positive, too.

    1. Re:define healthy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      am i the only one that felt the cult vibe from the website?

    2. Re: define healthy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      No dissenting opinions allowed. The biggest progressive echo chamber imaginable, where no one is allowes to question this ideology. And no one is allowed to say anything remotely controversial or offensive because it might "trigger" someone's negative feelings and cause untold "psychological" damage.

    3. Re: define healthy by WarJolt · · Score: 5, Funny

      No dissenting opinions allowed. The biggest progressive echo chamber imaginable, where no one is allowes to question this ideology. And no one is allowed to say anything remotely controversial or offensive because it might "trigger" someone's negative feelings and cause untold "psychological" damage.

      Oh... so basically /.

    4. Re: define healthy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Which is why I'm registered in as a mulitracial trans 'man' refugee, rape and FGM survivor.

      Bow to my hormonally enlarged clitoral stub.

    5. Re: define healthy by AmiMoJo · · Score: 5, Insightful

      So, I checked out the site and it's invite only. Did you get an invite? Have you actually confirmed that it discriminates against straight white men?

      There are too many perpetual victims on Slashdot these days.

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  2. Is it for children ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I clicked the link and visited the site. It looks like it was designed for Barney fans.

  3. Only good news!! by Hans+Lehmann · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Reminds me of a newspaper startup back in the 80's(?) called Good News, that only printed uplifting and cheerful stories. Needless to say that experiment didn't last long.

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