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Re:Ellen Pao Is Stepping Down as Reddit’s Chief by thelamest on Saturday July 11, 2015 @05:49AM (#9869204)
> the agenda used to rule the masses by fear and security > the wild west of the interwebs > clamp down on everything

This is, joking or not, way out of proportion to what happened, which is, a single harassment-focused group was disbanded.

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Re:Ellen Pao Is Stepping Down as Reddit’s Chief by sangnoir on Saturday July 11, 2015 @08:44AM (#9869550)
> which is, a single harassment-focused group was disbanded.

That wasn't the only event that transpired. I'd venture to say things got really intense after Victoria was let go and sub-reddits accounting for 33% of visits were shut down in protest of how the affair was handled (poor communication, no transition planning). I think the disconnect between the mods and Reddit's leadership is what got Pao fired; not the shutting down of FPH.

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