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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: 0.204s | 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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wvenable ◴[24 Nov 16 01:10 UTC] No.13027119[source]▶
The fact is anything digital can be modified this way; it's probably good that it happens and there are public examples so people learn not to trust it.
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1. taneq ◴[24 Nov 16 03:52 UTC] No.13027891[source]▶
After all, Confucius say "do not believe everything you read on internet."