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The sub had previously been quarantined for over half a year, but less than a day after the Christchurch shootings, Reddit banned it completely for violating Reddit's policy against "glorifying or encouraging violence". Moderators of the subreddit had initially allowed the video to be shared.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Griffin |first1=Andrew |title=New Zealand attack video spreads across Twitter, YouTube and Reddit despite pleas from police not to share it |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/new-zealand-attack-video-shooting-mosque-christchurch-reddit-youtube-twitter-a8824131.html |website=The Independent|access-date=March 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315160439/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/new-zealand-attack-video-shooting-mosque-christchurch-reddit-youtube-twitter-a8824131.html |archive-date=March 15, 2019 |url-status=live |date=March 15, 2019}}</ref>
 
Following the ban, members of the subreddit created an independent website named WatchPeopleDie.
 
== Active subreddits ==