Reddit has been among the several social media platforms to learn an important lesson this year about online harassment: It’s rampant, and it makes people want to avoid websites where they’re most likely to be targeted. On Thursday, the company announced the implementation of a new anti-harassment policy aimed at shutting down hate speech and making Reddit safer for a greater number of users — a major step in addressing the sorts of violence and harassment that have become prevalent on the site.

Continuing the fight against “revenge porn” and hate speech, the platform is changing how it monitors content