SA Mentioned in New York Times

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Reddit�s I.P.O. Is a Content Moderation Success Story
The site�s journey from toxic cesspool to trusted news source illustrates the business value of keeping bad actors at bay.

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A decade ago, no one in their right mind would have put �Reddit� and �publicly traded company� in the same sentence.

At the time, Reddit was known as one of the darkest parts of the internet � an anything-goes forum where trolls, extremists and edgelords reigned. Light on rules and overseen by an army of volunteer moderators, Reddit � which once hosted popular communities devoted to nonconsensual pornography, overt racism and violent misogyny, among other topics � was often spoken of in the same breath as online cesspools like 4chan and SomethingAwful.

Few could have predicted back then that Reddit would eventually clean up its act, shed its reputation for toxicity and go public, as it is expected to on Thursday at a $6.4 billion valuation.

Today, Reddit is a gem of the internet, and a trusted source of news and entertainment for millions of people. It�s one of the last big platforms that feel unmistakably human � messy and rough around the edges, sure, but a place where real people gather to talk about real things, unmediated by algorithms and largely free of mindless engagement bait. Many people, me included, have gotten in the habit of appending �Reddit.com� to our Google searches, to ensure we actually get something useful.

I have slight concerns about the outlook of this tech columnist as I would not use "Reddit" in the same sentence as "trusted source of news."

Non-paywall link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/21/...&smid=url-share

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# ¿ May 14, 2024 14:48

Hyrax Attack!: Jan 13, 2009; We demand to be taken seriously

Bad Purchase posted:

i can't believe the lyin' failin' new york times didn't even credit us with getting donald trump elected

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Came_from_Something_Awful

NPR wouldn't have forgotten, that's for sure

I do appreciate NPR�s frequent updates about how Caro is doing.

https://www.npr.org/2011/10/24/141646227/u-s-aid-worker-took-up-arms-with-libyas-rebels

https://www.npr.org/2021/12/14/1064143343/how-a-pact-made-in-prison-may-have-saved-an-americans-life

# ¿ Mar 21, 2024 16:09

Hyrax Attack!: Jan 13, 2009; We demand to be taken seriously

Lil Swamp Booger Baby posted:

Interesting they call this place a cesspool when people literally had to force Reddit's hand to get rid of pedophile and revenge porn subreddits which they gladly would have just sat on otherwise lol.

Oh 100%, I forget where I read it but someone said communities should be defined by the worst content they tolerate.

# ¿ Mar 21, 2024 18:52

Hyrax Attack!: Jan 13, 2009; We demand to be taken seriously

Platystemon posted:

I�m not losing sleep over being called a cesspool by the newspaper that dual-endorsed Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar.

I like their investigative journalism & Jamelle Bouie owns but not a fan of them running giant Phillip Morris ads or �surveys� about how whether Exxon Mobil�s environmentalism is wonderful or merely brilliant.

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