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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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dhruval ◴[24 Nov 16 01:29 UTC] No.13027240[source]▶
He changed a 'F U CEO' (upvoted by 1.6k users) comment to 'F U unpaid reddit moderator', without any indication that the comment was edited.

Very juvenile and unprofessional way of dealing with the situation, really erodes trust in the platform (simply deleting the comment would have been a better response).

Would maybe expect this from the founder of a young fledgling startup, but the 33 year old CEO of a company like Reddit ought to know better.

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1. ineptech ◴[24 Nov 16 18:31 UTC] No.13031901[source]▶
Oddly, I find juvenile-ness of this rather reassuring. Anyone who is using mod powers for surreptitious reasons (swaying public opinion, or discrediting opponents) has too much to hide to also use them for a silly prank.

Of course it was still dumb and he shouldn't have done it. But it's hard to credit the people saying this is evidence of more sinister revelations yet to come.