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Reddit CEO slams protesters as "landed gentry," says he'll change site rules (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 1 year ago by IntlLawGnome@lemmy.ca to c/technology@beehaw.org

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Huffman said in an interview that he plans to institute rules changes that would allow Reddit users to vote out moderators who have overseen the protest, comparing them to a “landed gentry.”

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[–] mizmoose@beehaw.org 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The audacity. The bullshit. The outright lies.

Spez is an embarrassment and I have no idea why the Reddit BoD hasn't asked for his resignation.

[–] Hyperi0n@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Aaron Swartz is turning in his grave right now. Despicable. Who knew his dream of a free and open place for expression and information wouldn't come from Reddit, but the Fediverse. I hope he would have taken some semblance of solace in what we've created.