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Reddit CEO admits to altering user comments that were critical of him

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668 points wildmusings | 9 comments | 24 Nov 16 00:50 UTC | HN request time: 0.203s | source | bottom
1. return0 ◴[24 Nov 16 01:23 UTC] No.13027198[source]▶
was he drunk or in urgent need of a break? OTOH , good of him to take the responsibility immediately. OTOH, maybe he even wanted to send a message to those who rely too much in reddit's freedom.
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2. qwertyuiop924 ◴[24 Nov 16 01:26 UTC] No.13027220[source]▶
No, he was tired and emotional.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=z49LjJj3VTI

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3. sundvor ◴[24 Nov 16 01:35 UTC] No.13027274[source]▶
Brilliant. I had no idea, got to love the British culture.
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4. qwertyuiop924 ◴[24 Nov 16 01:49 UTC] No.13027354{3}[source]▶
Yes. And Tom Scott is amazing. Who else would have built The Physical Emoji Keyboard?
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6. noir_lord ◴[24 Nov 16 02:23 UTC] No.13027517{3}[source]▶
Parts of it at least and I say that as a Brit, if you like our comedy check out Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister.
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7. sundvor ◴[24 Nov 16 03:13 UTC] No.13027724{4}[source]▶
I grew up on those shows. :) Might be worth a rewatch.
8. neotek ◴[24 Nov 16 03:26 UTC] No.13027780[source]▶
As a newt.
9. avs733 ◴[24 Nov 16 05:15 UTC] No.13028317[source]▶
probably because Steve (I'm sorry but in this context /u/Spez just seems inappropriate...) had spent weeks being called a pedophile. Hes a person and he snapped. Bad judgement? yes, obviously. But really hes a person...and this is a group of assholes being assholes and I will generally grant people some empathy for having a limit and maybe not having the most rational reaction.