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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.

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[–] Magister@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I moved to Lemmy since the API fiasco, almost 2 years ago, I never posted/voted on reddit since. Sometimes I check some sub for their contents but never ever participate.

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I tried then and it just didn't stick for me for some reason so I crawled back to the ex with my head hung in shame. Attempt #2 is sticking though.

[–] Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a much bigger user base now, so it's a much better replacement. And reddit sucks so much more completely now.

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I think thats why its sticking this time, the user base is a bit larger and it's a bit more fleshed out. It's much easier to stick around when there is something to stick around for.

[–] Airowird@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

I still go there sometimes..... I only upvote porn, dark humor and shitty spelling.

That way, the ad companies are less interested and the AI training data becomes garbage.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

i moved last month due to massive purge of accounts. let the trolls have the politics and news subs.