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By Jay Petersu/spez, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds.

According to his comment, he did this for about an hour before stopping. He also says that he won't do it again, and that the community management team is angry with him. For a lot of users there, this validates some beliefs about the admin's treatment towards them, specifically that they make an active effort to censor their content. Other users on the site feel like this sets a dangerous precedent, as it demonstrates the admins can and have edited comments without disclosure. Further users feel like, while Spez made a mistake, he was unfairly treated and harassed by TheDonald and his response was an understandable outburst. Now, people around the site are wondering what the repercussions of this will be.

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Reddit is currently receiving criticism from its users after the platform announced changes to its API, prompting news that several of the most popular third-party Reddit apps would be shutting down. An API is a type of software that allows applications to communicate. In the context of Reddit, it had a free API, meaning third-party apps could request data from Reddit and use it to develop their own content. Each time a user views a post, the third-party app makes an API request to Reddit so the viewer can access the information. With over five million downloads, RIF is one of the most popular third-party apps for the platform and with an active developer releasing regular updates, it is the primary mode to access Reddit for many. Developers usually would need to pay per request with paid APIs. Other changes include restrictions to NSFW content. As of Friday, June 21, things have mellowed out as anime art and flags take over, but Spez insults still remain in the center of the billboard. Home Trending. Who is Spez on Reddit and what did he do? Yasmine Leung. Fri 21 July , UK. Reddit social media.

I don't think this is a very accurate description of how things work in Germany, u/spez.

He is the co-founder and CEO of Reddit , a social news and discussion website, which ranks in the top 20 websites in the world. Steve Huffman grew up in Warrenton, Virginia. During spring break of his senior year at UVA, Huffman and college roommate Alexis Ohanian [3] drove to Boston, Massachusetts , to attend a lecture [9] delivered by English programmer-entrepreneur Paul Graham. The site's audience grew rapidly in its first few months, and by August , Huffman noticed their habitual user-base had grown so large that he no longer needed to fill the front page with content himself. Huffman spent several months backpacking in Costa Rica [18] before co-creating the travel website Hipmunk with Adam Goldstein , an author and software developer, in

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The AMA will take place just three days before a mass protest among much of the Reddit community over the controversial changes. With the upcoming protests, and the closure of two beloved apps, tensions are likely to run high during the AMA. Instead, the company highlighted accessibility features and moderation tools, both of which stand to be impacted by the API changes as well, though the company has made some concessions in those areas. These include the ability to choose other default browsers, rather than Safari. This sale is to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the online store.

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They're the same thing and used interchangeably. Not as much as they take. That is why you see so many social media companies pushing against rules for online content; not because they're champions of free speech. And even then he did not hide it, but owned it and apologized. Like, earlier this week, maybe it was different. That doesn't really change much. Retrieved May 4, To be fair, this Slack chat isn't reddit's internal company chat. I think Shadowban has an important role in spammers and heavy trolls. Trolls get under your skin and if you get emotional, you're going to make bad calls.

He is the co-founder and CEO of Reddit , a social news and discussion website, which ranks in the top 20 websites in the world.

If you can't see it now, you'll see it soon. We try to be efficient in every aspect of our business. Mithaldu on Nov 24, root parent next [—] As long as he follows up in the same mature manner, it'll be unfortunate, but forgivable. I'd rather believe you're trolling on this matter than imagine someone this ignorant. I think flag burning and provocative art are unquestionably intended to convey "ideas". AFAR Media. People in the mainstream media and online do defend pedophilia though []. Before the blackout, we were trying to be as clear as possible that the mod tools were not affected. Unfortunately, the team behind Reddit has been in hot water throughout Do you feel this is somehow responsive to my point?