Reddit has banned controversial groups that have been a hub for leaked explicit images of celebrities over the past week.
The ban follows mounting criticism that Reddit was facilitating the humiliation of Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton and Kirsten Dunst, among other celebrities which saw more than 250m views , the Guardian reported.
A Reddit statement said that the ban would not solve the problem entirely but mitigate the crisis. The notice board added that it has complied with legal requests under copyright law to not allow the posting of the stolen images.
Reddit's CEO said that he sympathised with the victims of the stolen images but that Reddit would not change existing site content policies.
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