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

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668 points wildmusings | 1 comments | 24 Nov 16 00:50 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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JorgeGT ◴[24 Nov 16 01:04 UTC] No.13027099[source]▶
And without an "edited" mark, which means that any comment of any user can be covertly modified by an admin. Very concerning since Reddit comments have provoked even Congress hearings: http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/296680-house-pan...
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x0x0 ◴[24 Nov 16 01:14 UTC] No.13027136[source]▶
In which people discover admins can admin a database.

Also, ceo of reddit looks like a horrid job.

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noobermin ◴[24 Nov 16 01:26 UTC] No.13027219[source]▶
Look, I get that being lambasted by your base sucks, but yes, being the boss means you have to keep your cool and not abuse your power, as difficult as that is. The job demands you have a superhuman temperament...and he definitely is human, but that shouldn't excuse his behavior.
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1. x0x0 ◴[24 Nov 16 03:37 UTC] No.13027821[source]▶
It would also be perfectly reasonable to bulk ban anyone suggesting the reddit ceo is a pedophile, plus any subreddit that tolerated it. Using reddit does not give you the right to abuse people that way.

What he did -- which I can't really tell, because something about pizzagate, and the whole thing is just too dumb to care about -- was probably dumb, but whatever.