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Steve Huffman (born 1983 or 1984), also known by his Reddit username spez (/ s p ɛ z /), is an American web developer and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of Reddit, a social news and discussion website, which ranks in the top 20 websites in the world. He also co-founded the airfare search engine website Hipmunk, which shut down in 2020.
Jun 16, 2023 · Huffman argues that Reddit is a platform built by its users and that it needs to charge for its data to survive. He says he appreciates the protests but won't back down on the business decision to end subsidizing third-party apps.
Jun 15, 2023 · Reddit CEO Steve Huffman says a mass protest on Reddit did not change the company's plans to start charging for data, despite how it upended the popular site and turned thousands of discussion...
Dec 19, 2023 · In an interview with Fast Company, Reddit cofounder and CEO Steve Huffman discusses how the web megacommunity is coping with the challenges and opportunities of the AI era. He talks about the API controversy, the moderator revolt, the accessibility improvements, and the long-awaited IPO plans.
Jun 16, 2023 · That’s because thousands of subreddits chose to go dark in an ongoing protest over the company’s plan to start charging certain third-party developers to access the site’s data. But Reddit’s CEO Steve Huffman told The Associated Press he’s not backing off.
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Jul 21, 2023 · Huffman is a Reddit co-founder who came back to the company after the users revolted against interim CEO Ellen Pao in 2015. She left after an enormous community backlash to...
Apr 17, 2023 · Steve Huffman kicked Nazis and other trolls off the platform. He also argues that any government oversight of online content is authoritarian.
