Reddit CEO apologizes for altering Trump
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman apologized Wednesdayfor secretly editing comments in a community thread for supporters of President-elect Donald Trump, and vowed to take a tougher stance on some of the site's "toxic users."
His actions were heavily criticized by users as violating a tacit code between the platform and the users.
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, Huffman had explained his actions by citing a "long week here trying to unwind the r/pizzagate stuff," a reference to Reddit's decision to shut down a thread devoted to proving a false news item accusing a Washington D.C. pizzeria of hosting a child-abuse ring run by Hillary Clinton. The pizzeria's owner had reported a surge in online attacks, including death threats, as that false news spread and told the New York Times he was asking Reddit and others to remove the articles.
The apology follows a report from Gizmodo detailing how Reddit has allowed the Trump subreddit to "overrun" the site by failing to enforce its content policies.
"Historically, we have relied on our relationship with moderators to curb bad behaviors," says Huffman. "While some of the moderators have been helpful, this has not been wholly effective, and we are now taking a more proactive approach to policing behavior that is detrimental to Reddit."
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