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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.
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.
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.
It’s a much bigger user base now, so it’s a much better replacement. And reddit sucks so much more completely now.
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.
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.
i moved last month due to massive purge of accounts. let the trolls have the politics and news subs.