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“it's not our site's goal to be a completely free-speech platform. We want to be a safe platform and we want to be a platform that also protects privacy at the same time.”
— Ellen Pao, Interim CEO of Reddit2015-05-20
- Speaker
- Ellen Pao
- Role
- Interim CEO of Reddit
- Date
- 2015-05-20
- Type
- exec
Context
In an NPR interview, Pao defended Reddit's harassment crackdown and content controls, stating Reddit was not aiming to be an absolutist free-speech site. The remark became a flashpoint in the user backlash that preceded her resignation.