CEO Steve Huffman says tech giants should not be able to trawl Reddit’s huge store of data for free. But that information came from users, not the company

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    Oh you built this community through your own time moderating, posting, upvoting and commenting? Cool we’re gonna sell it to Vanguard for a few billy and pocket the profits! And, here’s a list of approved content you’re allowed to post now. Hard pass bro nobody cares about your IPO when we built your company.

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      2 年前

      Look, u/spez has been very clear about this, he’s not threatening anyone, he is just ensuring we only talk about Rampart. You know for the users.

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      That is pretty much the gist of it. Reddit profited off the free labor of its users. Now they are disrespecting them. That is not going to end well.

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      Every time Paint Hufferman opens his mouth I want to down an IPA. I think I’m going to die of alcohol poisoning.