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Reddit CEO: Site Is 'Not a Bastion of Free Speech,' Change Coming
An anonymous reader writes: Reddit's new CEO, cofounder Steve Huffman, has made a statement regarding the site's controversial racism- and abuse-related community "subreddits." He said, "we don't have any obligation to support them." In the brief announcement, Huffman explains that a robust content policy is something they have "been thinking about for quite some time" and is in the cards in the near future. It has also come to light via former CEO Yishan Wong that ousted interim boss Ellen Pao was one of the few defenders of the controversial subreddits, favoring a strategy of coexistence over the board's plan to eliminate problem communities. Wong blames another co-founder, Alexis Ohanian, for strategy changes that led to the firing of "Ask Me Anything" administrator Victoria Taylor whose unexpected absence crippled that component of the site.
And now all the whiny punks who insist on their right to be assholes and douchebags will come out of the woodwork.
The butthurt bitches will start talking about "teh evil SJWs".
And a bunch of morons will demand their right to be offensive and threatening for no other reason than it's fun.
The reality is guys, you being punks, assholes, douchebags and morons is your problem, and not the rest of ours.
But, hey, you can still hang out in your mom's basement and have your little circle jerks as you tell yourselves you're really cool.