I simplified the timeline of events as the point of the comment was to show that platforms can be targetted for being distasteful, even if their content is not centered around breaking laws, doxing, etc.
Racism and calls for violence were never allowed on t_d and were removed on report / were downvoted heavily. T_d was allowed to persist for as long as it did precisely because it didn't violate any site rules, even though the reddit leadership really hated it.
