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.

  • KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca
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    5 days ago

    One thing Musk knows how to do well is run and moderate a social media platform.

    Oh wait. Stop. Reverse that.

    • tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip
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      Unfortunately for the rest of us he’s running it perfectly well. Problem is it’s not a social media platform, it’s a nazi social media platform.