The Guardian: Reddit CEO sorry for 'letting down' users after popular subforums shut down

Jana Kasperkevic:

The chief executive of the social media site Reddit, Ellen Pao, has apologized for “letting down” users after the company fired a well-liked employee.

Until Thursday, Victoria Taylor managed the site’s popular Ask Me Anything subreddit. Her dismissal as director of talent sparked a “Reddit revolt”, in which about 300 subreddits (or discussion areas) on topics including gaming, science, history, and cinema were shut down by their moderators.

While Reddit would not comment on the specifics of Taylor’s dismissal, the company said it was working on providing its moderators with a better infrastructure and support network.

It’s been a rough week over there.