Reddit bans racist communities, 'quarantines' other offensive talk

Reddit is removing several racist communities from its website, as well as other offensive discussion topics, part of an ongoing effort to clean up the most toxic content on its site. Among those now banned are the subreddits /r/CoonTown and /r/bestofcoontown--as well as others with even more racist names--and also content related to "animated" child pornography, said Steve Huffman, Reddit's chief executive, in a post on Wednesday. Reddit is trying to strike a balance between honoring its herita...