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.
People are prefacing their comments on reddit with “I’m not advocating violence” just to avoid getting banned. The climate there has shifted dramatically recently.
I am not advocating violence, but
[verb redacted][title of high-ranking political office in the executive branch redacted][name of politician redacted]
It’s like posting in a food subreddit with, “Hi, I’m not advocating political violence, but I really enjoy a nice chicken cordon bleu with asparagus.”
when musk complained about whitepeopletwitter for advocating violence, while himself and X is advocating the same thing in a much more aggressive way is when reddit started banning people critical of trump and musk, first they have to look like they are being “fair and both sides” by allowing astroturfing from right wingers and trolls then when comments get baited into arguments they report those comments.