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Pepe, Crypto Schemes Banned from Meme Community on Reddit

Reddit moderators have taken action against crypto-related Pepe the Frog hype flooding into the meme’s original subreddits. A post was pinned declaring a ban on cryptocurrency promotion and similar schemes, and additional moderators were added. The decision was met with approval from the subreddit members, and memes were created depicting the moderators cleaning up the crypto content. The decision was likely due to the rising number of complaints.

Reddit moderators have taken action against crypto-related Pepe the Frog hype flooding into the meme’s original subreddits. A post was pinned declaring a ban on cryptocurrency promotion and similar schemes, and additional moderators were added. The decision was met with approval from the subreddit members, and memes were created depicting the moderators cleaning up the crypto content. The decision was likely due to the rising number of complaints.

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