Summary

Elon Musk privately pressured Reddit CEO Steve Huffman to address content moderation after publicly criticizing Reddit on X for banning links and allegedly hosting violent content.

Shortly after Musk’s messages, Reddit imposed a 72-hour ban on the “WhitePeopleTwitter” subreddit, citing violent content, and deleted a thread Musk highlighted.

Reddit denies external influence but acknowledges evaluating reports seriously.

The controversy stirred discussions among Reddit moderators, some mocking Musk as a “giant baby.” Musk has not commented on the situation.

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    5 days ago

    He recently moved apparently, so probably just busy with life stuff?

    • Zerlyna@lemmy.world
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      5 days ago

      Oh that’s good to know. I know there were health issues. That concerned me. He’ll be back later then I’m sure.