League of Legends community forms rival subreddit in response to heavy moderation

In response to the heated debate over alleged heavy-handed moderation and undue studio influence on the League of Legends subreddit, a group of players have protested by forming the so-called Riot Free sub. The new sub states that it is “an alternative subreddit for League of Legends where there are no conflicts of interest and no ethical dilemmas.”

Part of the catalyst for this new sub came about by the content banning of e-sports journalist Richard Lewis on the main subreddit, who wrote articles critical of the studio and the subreddit’s moderators as well as covered a third-party app that was considered controversial.

“[The moderators] have made it quite clear they want to exert pressure on my employers by denying them traffic and therefore trying to make me a ‘toxic asset,'” Lewis posted on Facebook.

The League of Legends subreddit mods claim that Lewis had been vote brigading and engaging in harassment, which Lewis denies.

[Source: Riot Free Reddit, Reddit, The Daily Dot #1, #2, #3, Facebook. Thanks to Sorenthaz for the tip!]