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Ellen Pao Leaves Reddit; Site Founder Steve Huffman Makes a Triumphant Return

Posted by timothy on from the to-spend-time-with-family dept.

Deathspawner writes: To say that it's been a tumultuous month for reddit is an understatement. While multiple events have occurred in recent months that have caused an uproar, such as the banning of popular "hate" subreddits, nothing impacted the site quite like the out-of-nowhere firing of "Ask Me Anything" admin Victoria Taylor last week. Following that, other minor revelations surfaced, and finally, this past Monday, reddit CEO Ellen Pao came out from hiding to issue an apology. While her message instilled a bit more confidence in the future of the site, it wasn't enough. Today, it's been announced that Ellen Pao has left the company she joined last fall, and will be superseded by someone who knows what he's getting into: founder Steve Huffman.

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  1. What a good day today is! by Kentokae · · Score: 4, Funny

    First the racist conservative battle flag is removed and now Pao is removed! Whats next? Removal of citizen spying?

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  2. Reddit by ichthus · · Score: 5, Funny

    What's Reddit? Is it like Digg?

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  3. Re:Well, she was an interim. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wow, I recommend reading the Wikipedia articles on both of them. Quite a pair:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

    They are Harvard educated elite grievance energizer bunnies, they just keep going!

  4. Re:Well, she was an interim. by Snufu · · Score: 5, Funny

    I find your comment insectist and demand a full retraction and apology.

  5. SJW by Kunedog · · Score: 5, Funny

    By using the term "SJW", you have outed yourself as someone who has had to deal with annoying, dishonest, power hungry, attention-seeking, hypocritical SJWs.

  6. Re:A triumphant return deserves ... by PapayaSF · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think Benny Hill might be appropriate, for the whole affair.

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  7. As usual, Iowahawk nails it by PapayaSF · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thanks to Ellen Pao, Asian-Americans will no longer be saddled with the insidious stereotype of being bright, hardworking and competent.

    Anybody know of $500k+ tech industry job openings for a lawsuit-happy SJW with no technical experience? Asking for a friend.

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  8. Re:Well, she was an interim. by onthemightofprinces · · Score: 5, Funny

    You mean something able to withstand enormous amounts of exterior and interior trauma and worshipped by 50% of the population?

  9. Re:Well, she was an interim. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    If clowns were unpopular george bush would never have been elected. twice.