Reddit's problems in policing its own service made it difficult for the CEO to address the concerns of his employees, Huffman said. "I wrote an email to our company addressing this crisis and a few ways Reddit will respond," Huffman said. "When we shared it, many of the responses said something like, 'How can a company that has faced racism from users on its own platform over the years credibly take such a position?'"
Huffman said Reddit was taking a greater look at its policies and methods of censoring hateful speech. He highlighted how Reddit had neutralized "The Donald," which is a community devoted to President Trump. The community was allowed to linger for years despite there being ample evidence that many of its users spread messages of hate.
Last year, Reddit began punishing "The Donald" by putting it under a quarantine that limited access to its discussion boards. Huffman acknowledged it was late to act, though. "I fear we let being technically correct get in the way of doing the right thing," Huffman said. "Clearly, we should have quarantined it sooner."
Ohanian was not immediately available for comment on the significance of his departure. Ohanian is married to tennis legend Serena Williams, with whom he has a daughter.
"I co-founded Reddit 15 years ago to help people find community and a sense of belonging," Ohanian wrote. "It is long overdue to do the right thing. I’m doing this for me, for my family, and for my country. I’m writing this as a father who needs to be able to answer his black daughter when she asks: 'What did you do?'"
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