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Elon Musk privately pressured Reddit CEO Steve Huffman on content moderation: report

Fast Company Tech

X owner Elon Musk was privately messaging with Reddit CEO Steve Huffman while also putting public pressure on the social media company’s content moderation efforts, The Verge reported Thursday. Two months ago, several Reddit subreddits started to block links to X in protest of Musk appearing to give the Nazi salute.

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CEOs of Reddit and Robinhood and ‘Roaring Kitty’ slated to testify in GameStop hearing

The Verge

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman, Robinhood co-CEO Vlad Tenev, and Keith Gill (aka Roaring Kitty) are all on the witness list for an upcoming hearing before the House Financial Services Committee, according to a release from Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA). Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images.

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Reddit and Twitter join the fight against US demands for visa applicants’ online handles

The Verge

Reddit and Twitter have filed supporting evidence in a lawsuit against the US government, which challenges the requirement that nearly all visa applicants submit their social media handles for scrutiny. Reddit’s general counsel and vice president Ben Lee, said that privacy was a “foundational value” for the site.

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A few questions about the impending Reddit IPO

TechCrunch

Social hub Reddit filed to go public , TechCrunch reports. When it comes to Reddit, however, we have bona fides. Most recently, Reddit raised a huge venture round at a roughly $10 billion valuation. A key element of the Reddit platform is independently-run communities that self-police. Little did we know what was coming.

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10 Common Misconceptions Nonprofits Have About Bitcoin Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A single donor donated $56 million worth of Bitcoin to 60 nonprofits at the start of 2018 – on Reddit! Cryptocurrencies are regular by many of the same government agencies that regulate the traditional world of finance including the IRS, SEC, CFTC and local regulators. Myth 2: Cryptocurrencies aren’t regulated enough.

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Huge web outage takes Reddit, Twitch, and other big sites offline for an hour

The Verge

A huge global web outage swept across the internet this morning, taking out popular sites including Amazon, Twitch, and Reddit. The issues also affected UK government websites, so British citizens were unable to renew passports, apply for tax allowances, or obtain driving licenses during the outage.

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GameStop surge reportedly under federal investigation for possible manipulation

The Verge

Several US government agencies are investigating the GameStop stock brouhaha to determine whether there was market manipulation involved, The Wall Street Journal reported. An enthusiastic group of day traders on Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets board encouraged each other to buy the stock and created what’s known as a short squeeze.

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