Summary

Elon Musk privately pressured Reddit CEO Steve Huffman to address content moderation after publicly criticizing Reddit on X for banning links and allegedly hosting violent content.

Shortly after Musk’s messages, Reddit imposed a 72-hour ban on the “WhitePeopleTwitter” subreddit, citing violent content, and deleted a thread Musk highlighted.

Reddit denies external influence but acknowledges evaluating reports seriously.

The controversy stirred discussions among Reddit moderators, some mocking Musk as a “giant baby.” Musk has not commented on the situation.

  • Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    Oh yeah, I remember Bruno, the previous administration’s pet billionaire. That little scamp that was basically shadow president and made sure no one was saying bad things about Nazis like himself. Crazy we had two of those guys in a row.

    Don’t you people ever get tired of BoTh sIdEs-ing?