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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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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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ErikAugust ◴[24 Nov 16 01:23 UTC] No.13027197[source]▶
Would be good to have some distributed model (like Bitcoin, etc.) for message platforms like Reddit?
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qwertyuiop924 ◴[24 Nov 16 01:32 UTC] No.13027257[source]▶
Yeah. That would be great. I'd go so far as to say that it would be a really Useful network. If you catch my drift.
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Ericson2314 ◴[24 Nov 16 01:37 UTC] No.13027292[source]▶
Thank you for this. Learn your history, kids!
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qwertyuiop924 ◴[24 Nov 16 01:40 UTC] No.13027307[source]▶
...I am a kid. Well, a highschooler at least.
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1. Jaruzel ◴[24 Nov 16 11:08 UTC] No.13029705{3}[source]▶
Kudos to you. If only other high schoolers knew the history of tech they use, we (us 40+ somethings) would not be fearing for our future.