“We’ll no longer comment on hearsay, unsubstantiated claims, or baseless accusations from The Verge. We’ll be in touch as corrections are needed.”

  • Reddit spokesperson Tim Rathschmidt
  • Jay Peters has been fantastic in his reporting on this, and generally stuck to observable facts. That Reddit is now being a bitch to him just further cements my impression of their leadership. They cannot even handle their own actions being described.

  • The changes include no longer requiring users to do basic research and lowering the standard for what the subreddit counts as spam

    Like, Jeez Louise

    Trending downhill…

    In the absence of corrections, then, you can assume Reddit believes none are necessary.

    Lovely.