Cofounder and CEO Steve Huffman wrote, in testimony submitted to the US House of Representatives, a description of Reddit’s philosophy: The way Reddit handles content moderation today is unique in the industry. We use a governance model akin to our own democracy—where everyone follows a set of rules, has the ability to vote and self-organize, and ultimately shares some responsibility for how the platform works. Users can accept or reject any piece of content. While most platforms have some version of the upvote function, an action to convey approval or agreement, we at Reddit see the
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