The New Reddit C.E.O.’s Many Challenges

Amazingly, Yishan Wong (previous CEO of Reddit) has commented about the firing of Victoria (which was one of the things added fire to the backlash against Ellen Pao), claiming it was Alexis who made the decision to fire her <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;np.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;TheoryOfReddit&#x2F;comments&#x2F;3d2hv3&#x2F;kn0thing_says_he_was_responsible_for_the_change&#x2F;ct1fsoi?context=3" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;np.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;TheoryOfReddit&#x2F;comments&#x2F;3d2hv3&#x2F;kn0th...</a>

I wonder if he&#x27;ll reverse the &quot;no salary negotiation&quot; rule that Pao put in place. If they&#x27;re struggling to attract talent as this article suggests, it seems like a wise move.

During his AMA I asked clarifying questions that never got answered about Reddit&#x27;s policies about federal programs and partnerships regarding the management of political discussion attributed to foreign actors - and whether like other social media sites - foreign political content including propaganda are considered by Reddit to be &#x27;spam&#x27; and &#x27;trolling&#x27; and therefore subject to Reddit&#x27;s comment deletion and shadowbanning capabilities.<p>I unfortunately did not see a reply. It&#x27;s my understanding that many of these executives of social media websites face the challenge of negotiating what the community wants and the curation requests and preferences of partners - both governmental, &#x27;civil society&#x27; and business customers and investors.

This article is a day or two old.<p>More recent news is, this NYT author himself has yet to comment on why his article about Pao&#x27;s resignation was retitled and rewritten &quot;from fact to opinion&quot;, as Altman mentioned in a recent tweet.