jbuffyangel:

As some of you know, Reddit has long been a place where members of the Arrow fandom have been publicly & viciously harassed. The DC Comics subreddit issued a very strong and public response to the Arrow subreddit.

LINK.



They have essentially disavowed any and all connection to the Arrow subreddit. The Arrow subreddit can continue, but DC Comics subreddit will not promote it or associate with it in any way.

The timing of this public stance is interesting. Some of you may remember that some of the Arrow cast and crew were having fun with fans last Wednesday. I posted a lot of the interactions on the blog. Ben Sokolowski, an Arrow writer, was specifically engaging with fandom members in all kinds of fun ways.

However, Ben recently tweeted out this:

It ignited a firestorm in the fandom. Many Olicity members begged Ben not to visit the website.

But Ben forged ahead and reviewed Reddit over lunch.

Then… he tweeted out this:

Four days later, DC Comics takes a very strong and very public stance on harassment on Reddit. I have absolutely NO idea if Ben had anything to do with this, but I find the timing very suspect.

As a parent, and a person who’s been subject to vitriolic harassment on the Internet, to see a company come out so publicly against it really means a lot. I stayed far away from Reddit, because quite frankly the comments on that website scared the ever living crap out of me. Companies like Tumblr and Twitter could learn a thing or two from DC Comics.