Reddit Users to CEO: Root Out Racism on the Platform Once and for All
Site rules leave many decisions about what's acceptable up to volunteer moderators
A coalition of Reddit users want CEO Steve Huffman to clean up the site.
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Key insights:
- Reddit's content policy doesn't allow posts that harass or bully others, but it's up to volunteer moderators to ban hate speech.
- Former CEO Ellen Pao criticized the site for hypocrisy last week, saying Reddit "nurtures and monetizes white supremacy."
Reddit users want the site to do more to root out racism and hate speech on the platform.
