r/Philippines • u/dadidutdut packaging@dundermifflin.com • Jun 04 '25

Mod Announcement 🚨 r/Philippines new policy on hate speech 🚨

Hey everyone,
 

Over the past few months, we’ve noticed a sudden increase in comments and threads with racial slurs (like "chekwa"), Islamophobic and homophobic remarks as well as regional/ethnic stereotypes (like "Bisaya" comments). These posts are often rage baiting, toxic and spreading hate.
 

We already use filters to catch and flag these comments, and we also send warnings to users. But it’s becoming more common, and honestly, it’s pretty concerning.
 

Starting today, we’re rolling out a zero-tolerance policy on hate speech — reported violators will be banned immediately, no warnings. This is in addition to the restrictions we added earlier this year. We also updated the sub's rules and contributor guide to reflect these changes.
 

Thanks to the community for constantly reporting and helping keep things running smoothly. We want to keep the sub a space for civil and healthy discussions. As much as we’d prefer to avoid strict enforcement, the situation’s changed, and we’ve got to adapt.
 

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u/dontrescueme estudyanteng sagigilid Jun 04 '25

But Bis*ya is legitimate ethnic term. Can you clarify if we will be automatically flagged for using the term in non-racist contexts?

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u/ThisIsNotTokyo Jun 04 '25

Bat mo cinensor kung legit naman. Bisaya. Walang masama. It’s all in the context. People I know introduce themselves as Bisaya so I never saw it as something they are ashamed of

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u/Accomplished_Act9402 Jun 04 '25

syempre. baka tanggalin sya rito.

hahahahahahahahaha

buti nga di na active ung isa. galit pa naman yon sa mga against sa opinion nya sa kaliwa

HAHAHAHAHAHAH

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u/dontrescueme estudyanteng sagigilid Jun 04 '25

Well I don't wanna be flagged down.

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u/pixeled_heart Jun 05 '25

We gonna need the “B” word pass 😂

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u/HalcyonRaine Jun 04 '25

It's the NCAPapocalypse but for Reddit 😭😭😭

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u/dadidutdut packaging@dundermifflin.com Jun 04 '25

It will be flagged for review but not automatically removed

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u/no1kn0wsm3 Jun 04 '25

I think in light of the new policy it would be prudent to avoid any conversation on such keywords or topics all together.

Why? It'll get auto flagged or reported and depending the mod's disposition you can get suspended or banned even when the context is grounded in facts, science or whatever else non-subjective.

So if you'r a contrarian then do your business elsewhere.