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• reddit reddit on reddit

  Remember the Human - An Update On Our Commitments and Accountability

• @alexisohanian @alexisohanian on x

  I've resigned as a member of the reddit board, I have urged them to fill my seat with a black candidate, + I will use future gains on my Reddit stock to serve the black community, chiefly to curb racial hate, and I'm starting with a pledge of $1M to @kaepernick7's @yourrightscamp

• @ekp Ellen K. Pao on x

  I am obligated to call you out: You should have shut down the_donald instead of amplifying it and its hate, racism, and violence. So much of what is happening now lies at your feet. You don't get to say BLM when reddit nurtures and monetizes white supremacy and hate all day long …

• @serenawilliams Serena Williams on x

  Having diverse views on any boards is important. So proud of you Alexis. I know Olympia will be too https://twitter.com/...

• @soniagupta504 Sonia Gupta on x

  Assuming there is follow-through on Alexis Ohanian's plan, what he's doing is what needs to be done, but what virtually no white men ever do. De-platform themselves. Step down from positions of leadership and power and lift marginalized folks into them. Stop centering themselves.

• @alexisohanian @alexisohanian on x

  I'm saying this as a father who needs to be able to answer his black daughter when she asks: “What did you do?” https://alexisohanian.com/...

• @mtracey Michael Tracey on x

  This is so cloying, rehearsed, self-serving, and melodramatic. Alexis Ohanian is a rich entrepreneur married to Serena Williams, one of the biggest sports superstars in the world, and now he's suddenly pretending to speak on behalf of the oppressed masses https://twitter.com/...

• @sullivanamy Amy Sullivan on x

  High-five, Alexis. More, please. Biden? https://twitter.com/...

• @kimkardashian Kim Kardashian West on x

  Much respect Alexis!!!!! https://twitter.com/...

• @alexisohanian @alexisohanian on x

  I believe resignation can actually be an act of leadership from people in power right now. To everyone fighting to fix our broken nation: do not stop. https://twitter.com/...

• @sifill_ldf Sherrilyn Ifill on x

  “Resignation can be an act of leadership.” Read this statement from @alexisohanian who is stepping all the way up. https://twitter.com/...

• @vaurorapub @vaurorapub on x

  Huge credit to @ekp who advocated for changes like this at @reddit long long before it was cool https://twitter.com/...

• @aoc Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on x

  Wow. This is a courageous example of the kind of material actions and commitments allies can make - shout out for walking the walk, @alexisohanian. https://twitter.com/...

• @ericnewcomer Eric Newcomer on x

  It feels like a moment where the free speech Silicon Valley type is growing up, having kids and rethinking some of their assumptions. Of course, not Mark Zuckerberg so much https://twitter.com/...

• @christophclarey Christopher Clarey on x

  Alexis Ohanian Sr., husband to Serena Williams and father to Olympia, resigns from board of Reddit, which he co-founded. “I'm writing this as a father who needs to be able to answer his black daughter when she asks: “What did you do?” Via @jasongay https://alexisohanian.com/...

• @yashar Yashar Ali on x

  Announcement from the co-founder of Reddit @alexisohanian...he also happens to be married to Serena Williams. https://twitter.com/...

• @oneunderscore__ Ben Collins on x

  This is a huge, commendable deal for a website that desperately needs it. https://twitter.com/...

• @tonyromm Tony Romm on x

  alexis resigning from reddit is interesting because it does not address the years in which he had a leadership role and reddit was even more of a cess pool.

• @merv Merv Adrian on x

  Read this thread. It's inspiring. Alexis, godspeed and hope you accomplish all that you hope for. https://twitter.com/...

• @greekanalyst @greekanalyst on x

  *upvotes* *gives gold* https://twitter.com/...

• @hragv Hrag on x

  Resigning from a board and asking your place be filled by a black candidate. 👏 Are museum board members listening? 👂🏻TY @alexisohanian for doing the right thing. https://twitter.com/...

• @dpalm66 @dpalm66 on x

  Ladies and gentlemen, walking the walk. https://twitter.com/...

• @dylanbyers Dylan Byers on x

  Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian resigns from board, urges seat be filled by black candidate and says he will use future Reddit stock gains to serve black community.... https://twitter.com/...

• @jnsilva_ J.N. Silva on x

  Wow. This is how you take action. Thank you for always being a mentor and role model @alexisohanian 👏🏼 https://twitter.com/...

• r/announcements Steve Huffman on reddit

  Upcoming changes to our content policy, our board, and where we're going from here

• @reddit @reddit on x

  Read Steve's update to this week's open letter, shared today with the Reddit community. https://www.reddit.com/...

• @benjysarlin Benjy Sarlin on x

  This is interesting. Reddit limited its Trump fan page after widespread complaints in 2016, but for deliberately spamming the homepage with posts. Now CEO seems to suggest they should have also made its content an issue. I wrote about that move in 2016: https://www.nbcnews.com/..…

• @gsiemens George Siemens on x

  Reddit is a major hub of discussion and information. How they are tackling hate groups (sub reddits) will have implications for other social media. Also. Also. Good on ⁦@alexisohanian⁩ decision to step down and make room for a black board member https://www.reddit.com/...

• @b_fung Brian Fung on x

  .@reddit CEO Steve Huffman acknowledges that “we should have quarantined [r/the_donald] sooner,” in a longer blog post about needing to accept responsibility and the work ahead: https://www.reddit.com/...

• @chrismessina Chris Messina on x

  All of @reddit is now watching the board https://www.techmeme.com/... https://twitter.com/...