- Reddit closed a forum for “bounty hunters” seeking to take advantage of the new Texas abortion law.
- A private Texas citizen can sue someone who helped someone have an abortion six weeks later and pay approximately R143,000 in damages.
- Reddit stated that the forum violated its anti-harassment rules.
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Reddit closed a forum initiated by users who wanted to share tips on finding and prosecuting people who attempted abortions in Texas, as originally reported vice.
r/TXBountyHunters subreddit was established on the same day on September 2 Texas law SB8 takes effect Abortion is prohibited after the fetal heartbeat is detected, which usually occurs in six weeks, Usually before most people know they are pregnant.
The law allows private citizens to sue anyone they think helped someone have an abortion six weeks later.The clause is broad and technically, Texas citizens can sue Taxi driver taking people to abortion clinic.
In an archived post from r/TXBountyHunters seen by Insider, a member stated that the law opened up a “new income field” for private citizens.
“We are here to take advantage of this,” they said.
Vice reported that the organization had 68 members at the time of its closure, and its description stated that it was “committed to sharing tips on identifying, reporting, and collecting bounties for people who violated Texas law TX SB8.”
The Reddit page when you try to load r/TXBountyHunters says that the group Banned for violating its “harassing content” policy.
Reddit did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment.
Reddit is not the only technology company that kicks potential volunteer police officers off its platform. Web hosting company GoDaddy Launched a website that invites users to submit anonymous prompts About people having abortions after six weeks.
website Moved to Epik, a domain hosting service provider, Known for hosting far-right content, but Washington post It was reported on Monday that the site had been banned again.
