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

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668 points wildmusings | 2 comments | 24 Nov 16 00:50 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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intopieces ◴[24 Nov 16 01:18 UTC] No.13027159[source]▶
Usernames on Reddit do not require even an email address. For that reason, I find it hard to muster up even a modicum of concern for the sanctity of 'authorship' and 'attribution' for individual users. For all I know, every comment on Reddit but my own are generated by a very clever computer.

That congress sees fit to investigate Reddit comments and news websites find credibility in re-posting them are separate issues that absolutely deserve discussion. But the editing of "Fuck [username]" posts...

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wildmusings ◴[24 Nov 16 01:20 UTC] No.13027173[source]▶
Many people post on Reddit under their real identity. Now it is madness to do so, as a malicious Reddit employee can frame you as having said anything.
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1. JorgeGT ◴[24 Nov 16 09:13 UTC] No.13029199[source]▶
> Many people post on Reddit under their real identity.

Among them, two Presidents of the United States, several ministers / PMs / MEPs, a long list of Hollywood stars... what if a rogue employee impersonates or alters POTUS statements?

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2. tomjakubowski ◴[27 Nov 16 02:38 UTC] No.13047385[source]▶
Obama has a Reddit account, /u/PresidentObama. Which other President of the United States has one?