| Revision as of 21:15, 12 August 2020 editValjean (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, IP block exemptions, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers95,508 edits Reverted to revision 972557859 by Valjean (talk): Bolt, you have violated WP:3RR and can be blocked, no matter how correct you edits or proper the sources. That's how it works here. Stop edit warring and only use the talk page until a consensus is reached. Follow WP:BRD. (TW)Tag: Undo← Previous edit | Revision as of 21:41, 12 August 2020 edit undoLeftScript (talk | contribs)23 edits Added "Media reception" section, and moved "The website has been labelled "a magnet for extreme discourse" by the Financial Times.<ref name="FT coverage" />" and "The website has been likened to Gab and 8kun insomuch as it was created in response to "pressure from mainstream sites to adhere to content policies around hate speech".<ref name="Axios" />" to it.Next edit → | ||
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| '''TheDonald.win''' is an independent ] ] where community participants create discussions and ]s supportive of ] ].<ref name="FT coverage">{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/23f4d7fe-a478-410d-9d03-d5526b6753d1|title=Far-right finds new online home in TheDonald.win|first=Siddharth|last=Venkataramakrishnan|date=11 August 2020|website=]|access-date=11 August 2020}} {{paywall|s}}</ref><ref name="Axios">{{cite web|url=https://www.axios.com/donald-trump-social-network-reddit-censorship-e0f38e5c-f911-4a24-9552-3afb0f56e4e4.html|title=The next pro-Trump social media network|first=Sare|last=Fischer|date=26 November 2019|website=]|access-date=12 August 2020}}</ref> It was created as a successor to ] after the subreddit was quarantined by ] in June 2019. Registered members submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up by other members. | '''TheDonald.win''' is an independent ] ] where community participants create discussions and ]s supportive of ] ].<ref name="FT coverage">{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/23f4d7fe-a478-410d-9d03-d5526b6753d1|title=Far-right finds new online home in TheDonald.win|first=Siddharth|last=Venkataramakrishnan|date=11 August 2020|website=]|access-date=11 August 2020}} {{paywall|s}}</ref><ref name="Axios">{{cite web|url=https://www.axios.com/donald-trump-social-network-reddit-censorship-e0f38e5c-f911-4a24-9552-3afb0f56e4e4.html|title=The next pro-Trump social media network|first=Sare|last=Fischer|date=26 November 2019|website=]|access-date=12 August 2020}}</ref> It was created as a successor to ] after the subreddit was quarantined by ] in June 2019. Registered members submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up by other members. | ||
| As of August 11, 2020, TheDonald.win ranks as the 1,195th most visited website in the United States and 6,474th worldwide, according to ].<ref name="Alexa Rank">{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=thedonald.win Competitive Analysis, Marketing Mix and Traffic|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/thedonald.win|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=2020-08-11|website=|publisher=Alexa Internet}}</ref |
As of August 11, 2020, TheDonald.win ranks as the 1,195th most visited website in the United States and 6,474th worldwide, according to ].<ref name="Alexa Rank">{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=thedonald.win Competitive Analysis, Marketing Mix and Traffic|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/thedonald.win|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=2020-08-11|website=|publisher=Alexa Internet}}</ref> | ||
| ==Origins== | ==Origins== | ||
| TheDonald.win was created on November 21, 2019, by moderators of r/The_Donald. After Reddit quarantined r/The_Donald, moderators of the subreddit promoted TheDonald.win through the use of ]. Moderators touted the site as a backup to the subreddit in the event that it was banned. The promotion caused the site to rapidly gain users. Another surge of users was caused on June 29, 2020, when the subreddit was banned by Reddit in a purge of around 2000 communities.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Roose|first=Kevin|date=2020-06-30|title=Reddit’s C.E.O. on Why He Banned ‘The_Donald’ Subreddit|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/30/us/politics/reddit-bans-steve-huffman.html|access-date=2020-08-06|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> | TheDonald.win was created on November 21, 2019, by moderators of r/The_Donald. After Reddit quarantined r/The_Donald, moderators of the subreddit promoted TheDonald.win through the use of ]. Moderators touted the site as a backup to the subreddit in the event that it was banned. The promotion caused the site to rapidly gain users. Another surge of users was caused on June 29, 2020, when the subreddit was banned by Reddit in a purge of around 2000 communities.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Roose|first=Kevin|date=2020-06-30|title=Reddit’s C.E.O. on Why He Banned ‘The_Donald’ Subreddit|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/30/us/politics/reddit-bans-steve-huffman.html|access-date=2020-08-06|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> | ||
| ==Media reception== | |||
| The website has been likened to ] and ] insomuch as it was created in response to "pressure from mainstream sites to adhere to content policies around hate speech".<ref name="Axios" /> | The website has been labelled "a magnet for extreme discourse" by the ].<ref name="FT coverage" /> The website has been likened to ] and ] insomuch as it was created in response to "pressure from mainstream sites to adhere to content policies around hate speech".<ref name="Axios" /> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Type of site | Forum |
|---|---|
| URL | https://TheDonald.win |
| Advertising | None |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Required to post, comment, and upvote/downvote |
| Launched | November 21st, 2019 |
| Written in | Java, Spring framework |
TheDonald.win is an independent far-right internet forum where community participants create discussions and memes supportive of U.S. president Donald Trump. It was created as a successor to r/The_Donald after the subreddit was quarantined by Reddit in June 2019. Registered members submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up by other members.
As of August 11, 2020, TheDonald.win ranks as the 1,195th most visited website in the United States and 6,474th worldwide, according to Alexa Internet.
Origins
TheDonald.win was created on November 21, 2019, by moderators of r/The_Donald. After Reddit quarantined r/The_Donald, moderators of the subreddit promoted TheDonald.win through the use of sticky posts. Moderators touted the site as a backup to the subreddit in the event that it was banned. The promotion caused the site to rapidly gain users. Another surge of users was caused on June 29, 2020, when the subreddit was banned by Reddit in a purge of around 2000 communities.
Media reception
The website has been labelled "a magnet for extreme discourse" by the Financial Times. The website has been likened to Gab and 8kun insomuch as it was created in response to "pressure from mainstream sites to adhere to content policies around hate speech".
References
- ^ Venkataramakrishnan, Siddharth (11 August 2020). "Far-right finds new online home in TheDonald.win". Financial Times. Retrieved 11 August 2020. (Subscription required.)
- ^ Fischer, Sare (26 November 2019). "The next pro-Trump social media network". Axios. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- "thedonald.win Competitive Analysis, Marketing Mix and Traffic". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Roose, Kevin (2020-06-30). "Reddit's C.E.O. on Why He Banned 'The_Donald' Subreddit". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-06.