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.
Imagine being literally the richest man on earth and using your influence to delete mean comments that people wrote about you on the internet.
It’s not about money, it’s about power and control.
Job security for the rest of his life.
Damn straight. I always wanted to do that, man. And I think if I were a millionaire I could hook that up, too; 'cause
chicksbros dig dudes with money.Yeah. Instead of like, you know, maybe…improving his behaviour…