Reddit's CEO Steve Huffman has a Russian problem, but he can't talk about it. Almost two weeks ago it was announced that during US presidential election, Russian internet trolls and propagandists were not destined Facebook and Twitter, but were probably also active on Reddit. There y should have influenced opinions of users. In a conversation at south-by-Southwest Conference (SXSW) Inaustin, Huffman confirmed that platform has blocked hundreds of verdächtigeProfile and is taking matter seriously. However, he could not mention details as long as DieUntersuchung of US Congress were still running.
What Huffman is allowed to talk about in Austin: Dievergangenen Two and a half years since he was back at top of Reddit. And how it has succeeded in time to liberate self-declared "Titelseitedes Internet", after all fourth most visited website in USA, from its biggest identity crisis and to fend off a revolt of users UndNutzerinnen. Anyway, for now.
For many, Reddit is quite unknown despite its many visitors. The platform on which registered users share links, pictures, videos or snippets of text that or users comment on and evaluate positively or negatively is not visually appealing. What many like, ends up at top of page. This can be an animated picture, a rumor, a joke or or everyday observations. At best, Reddit is birthplace of viral hits and a source of interesting or absurd content. At worst, it is also a platform on which anonymous conspiracy ories, propaganda and hatred are washed up.
The "inmates of institution" plunged Reddit into crisisThree years ago, n boss Ellen Pao introduced new antibullying. And thus provoked RedditRevolt of its own users. Thus, a long smoldering dispute between site operators and ir users escalated Redditors. If only illegal content had been banned to date, new rules went beyond that. The result: Some popular forums (sub reddits) that violated new rules from platform's point of view were shut off Praktischüber night.
Nunmuss one knows that each subreddit is a microcosm of its own, largely managed by users and voluntary moderators mselves. They not only determine how subreddit looks visually, but also what content is allowed and which are frowned upon. This Selbstverwaltungprägte self-image of community – until operators of Reddit started Deröffentlichen debate about Hatespeech, not only to control content more closely, but also – and this is an important point – to be increasingly public Communicate.
Not only readers of gesperrtenSubreddits, whose contents far beyond limits of good taste and partly auchdes allowed locations, felt mselves overlooked and patronized. In protest, hundreds of sub-reddits machtendamals temporarily tight. In addition, an ugly campaign was held in SozialenNetzwerken, especially against CEOEllen Pao. Two weeks later, she announced her resignation, UndGründer Steve Huffman returned to Reddit after several years of absence. The Redditors, Quasidie "inmates of institution", seemed to have won power struggle.
Users accept changeIn truth, matter is more complex. " Reddit was in a difficult situation in 2015, "says SteveHuffman now at SXSW. That's why he's back. But not to make all decisions of Ellen Pao and his predecessors Rückgängigzu. But to refine it.
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In fact, Reddit has been under Huffman Dortweitergemacht, where it stopped under Pao. Shortly after his entry into office, Platform introduced furr guidelines to restrict content. Including everything that "exclaims suffering or harm to individuals or groups" or "threatening, pushesing or mistreating" people in any way. Additional sub reddits have been disabled.
"Esgab resistance," said Huffman to author of a long Portrait in US Magazine New Yorker published on Monday, "but I had moral authority as founder of Reddit." Free according to motto: I have put you in world, so I can delete you auchwieder. Instead of banishing individual users, DieVerantwortlichen gradually removed "ir playgrounds". Undwährend some DieMeinungsfreiheit were attacked, most of users seemed to accept Veränderungenzu.
Date Of Update: 16 March 2018, 12:03
