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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      2 months ago

      Or all the inane/AI generated ragebait wall of texts on AITA and the like

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        AITAh was always fake story even before the AI came on board. around 90% were fake, the way you can tell is how proposterous some of the story sounds.

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          Oh definitely, the amount just has been compounded since the introduction of AI to consumers