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r/Fappening

Banned · September 2014

Reason

Hosting hacked, non-consensual nude celebrity photos

Context

A second 'Fappening' sub removed the same day (Sept 7, 2014) as r/TheFappening during the celebrity photo-hack purge.

Related issue

Reddit's 2014 Celebrity Nude Leaks and the 2015 Involuntary Pornography Ban

Sources

01
CNN/Money — Reddit takes down subreddit 'TheFappening'
News2014
02
BuzzFeed News: Reddit Bans The Page Where People Shared Leaked Celebrity Nude Photos
News2014