US EditionElon Musk reportedly pressured Reddit CEO Steve Huffman on content moderation
- Elon Musk privately urged Reddit CEO Steve Huffman to take action against subreddits blocking X links and posts about Department of Government Efficiency employees, as reported by The Verge.
- Reddit issued a 72-hour ban on the WhitePeopleTwitter subreddit, citing a prevalence of violent content shortly after Musk's messages.
- Reddit spokesperson Gina Antonini stated, 'We take any report of Reddit policy violations seriously,' supporting their actions after Musk's claims.
- Reddit users expressed frustration over Musk's influence, questioning the consistency of his stance on free speech.
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According to a report, the Tesla boss put direct pressure on the Reddit boss to delete unwanted messages. Also, the blocking of links to X is a thorn in his eye
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Many subreddits, after the businessman's disputed Nazi salute, had started insulting him and had stopped sharing posts on his social X. The entrepreneur reacted by speaking privately with the number one on the orange social network
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