Reddit combat arms7/11/2023 ![]() More recently, several users apologized for trolling me and for not giving me the benefit of the doubt when the troll hivemind moved against me. Others shared their experiences of being harassed and expressed empathy and gratitude. Some told of people they knew who had committed suicide for being transgender or exposed in revenge porn. Most touching were the stories from regular users. There were some days when your PMs inspired me more than you can imagine. You did a good thing.) And thank you for sending cute animal pics and encouraging me to “Stay safe!” when the site overheated with expressions of hate in various forms. (For those of you who apologized for generating a wave of accusations that I gilded myself, please don’t feel bad. Thank you, kind strangers, for expressing your support. What has far outshone the hate has been the positive on reddit. Also because it undercuts the authenticity of reddit and shakes our faith in humanity. And we will feel bad, not just about what was said. When people make something up to attack me or someone else, it spreads, and we eventually will see it. Everyone attacked on reddit is just another person like you and me. I just want to remind everyone that I am just another human I have a family, and I have feelings. ![]() The good has been off-the-wall inspiring, and the ugly made me doubt humanity. In my eight months as reddit’s CEO, I’ve seen the good, the bad and the ugly on reddit. ![]() My first day was Ap(go orangered!), and every day since has been an adventure. Here's Pao's full resignation note where she explains why she left the company:Īfter more than two years at reddit, I have resigned today. The site reportedly has 160 million regular users. With Pao stepping down from interim CEO, the site's co-founder Steve Huffman will take over. Reddit's users had already been chanting for Pao's dismissal because they thought she had already strayed too far from its core principles when the company updated its harassment policy. " So why am I leaving? Ultimately, the board asked me to demonstrate higher user growth in the next six months than I believe I can deliver while maintaining reddit’s core principles," Pao said. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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