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/r/Aquariums Sonic Boom Post refers to a moderation controversy involving the removal of a Reddit post on the aquariums subreddit related to the Hamas-Israel Conflict. In early August 2024, Redditor /u/WassufWonka made a post seeking advice on how to protect their 33-gallon aquarium from sonic booms emanating from Israeli jets flying over Lebanon. The post was deleted by /r/Aquariums moderators shortly after it went up, prompting other Redditors to brigade the subreddit with more queries related to the war in the Middle East as some felt it was censorship. Following the backlash from users, mods eventually reinstated the original post and stated the initial removal was made out of a concern for people trolling and stirring up drama about the war.
Origin
On August 7th, 2024, Redditor /u/WassufWonka made a post on /r/Aquariums[1] asking for advice on how to insulate their 33-gallon aquarium from sonic booms. The user relayed how sonic booms from Israeli jets flying over Lebanon sometimes shattered glass, causing them to worry about their aquarium cracking or breaking (seen below).

The post was removed by moderators the day it was posted, causing many /r/Aquariums users, as well as Redditors from other subreddits, to weigh in on what they saw as unfair moderation. Later on August 8th, Redditor[4] /u/HydeVDL reposted /u/WassufWonka's post with the caption, "very high IQ mods on this sub for deleting this post :)" and gathered over 400 upvotes in four days (seen below, left).
/r/Aquariums moderators also removed and subsequently reinstated informative posts that were not brigading attempts from other Redditors, as shown below, right.[8]

![/r/Aquariums Sonic Boom Post 211 Discussion/Article Do Impulsive Events Cause Aquarium Blowouts? self.Aquariums 21 Submitted 3 days ago * (last edited 2 days ago) by sketchyscience 42 comments source share save hide report crosspost hide all child comments sorted by: top navigate by You are viewing a single comment's thread. view the rest of the comments → subscribe [-] [-] Soronya • 19 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) Thank you for this. Edit: Mods, seriously? You removed an informative post? permalink source embed save save-RES report reply hide child comments squeakytea crusher not flusher [M] •-11 points 1 day ago Apologies. It's been difficult to sort out genuine posts, and this one slipped by. It's been restored now. permalink source embed save save-RES parent report reply](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/881/125/360.png)
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/r/Aquariums moderators' decision to delete /u/WassufWonka's discussion thread about the sonic booms led many Redditors to brigade the subreddit with posts in protest of what they perceived as censorship. These posts typically rephrased the original query or posed a sarcastic question in direct reference to the war in the Middle East.
On August 9th, 2024, Redditor[2] /u/Guilisimo reposted /u/WassufWonka's original question with a There Is No War In Ba Sing Se meme edited onto it, while Redditor[3] /u/ Careful_Purchase_394 reposted the question with the addendum "(P.s im not middle eastern so you can leave this one up)."


Also on August 9th, the controversy was reposted to X / Twitter by X[5] user @xieish, who gathered over 138,000 likes in three days (seen below, left). X[6] user @gothamgrrls reposted a deleted protest post from /r/Aquariums on August 9th as well, gathering over 40,000 likes in three days (seen below, right).
![/r/Aquariums Sonic Boom Post Careless CRISPR @xieish They deleted this post on the r/aquariums forum and now the subreddit is revolting against the mods Aquariums WassufWonka 2d protect my aquarium from shock waves causi ic booms? dvice Lebanon and there has been frequent jet sonic booms Some windows glass got broken. 口 Help/Advice [Auto-Post] Weekly Question Thread! Ask /r/Aquariums anything you want to know about the hobby! Submitted 4 days ago by AutoModerator-announcement 80 comments share save hide report crosspost Help/Advice Controversial ➤Submitted an hour ago by hon333ymoon 65 comments share save hide report crosspost Help/Advice How far do I have to be from a war zone to be allowed to post here? Genuine question! Submitted an hour ago by greenmerica 23 comments share save hide report crosspost Help/Advice How to my protect my aquarium from my aunt Glenda's unusually loud opera? A Submitted an hour ago by coolguypasta 2 comments share save hide report crosspost Help/Advice How do I stop sonic booms from breaking my aquarium glass? Submitted an hour ago by Bous7703 4 comments share save hide report crosspost 33 gallon aquarium made of glass. I'm afraid if it brea2 hours ago n I do to protect it from shock waves? Should I cover ibing just let their fish die bc they committed the crime a matt? Foam matt or something? That will create an reply where it will raise the temperature of the tank. in my bedroom and I am keeping the window opened eak. 533 108 Comments (den] 41 minutes ago (2 children) 2 hours ago ionist to enjoy aquariums? reply . 1:56 PM • Aug 9, 2024 - 7M Views](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/881/100/c2b.png)

Moderator Response
On August 9th, 2024, /r/Aquariums moderator /u/squeakytea[7] made a post addressing the controversy surrounding /u/WassufWonka's purported censorship (seen below). In the response, Redditor /u/squeakytea stated that the mods sometimes remove things "in anticipation of them becoming a shitshow, especially if they've already recieved satisfactory answers," adding that, "This was one of those cases." The post received over 130 comments in three days.

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[1] Reddit – /r/Aquariums
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[6] X – gothamgrrls
[7] Reddit – /r/Aquariums
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