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Reddit CEO Triples Down, Insults Protesters, Whines About Not Making Enough Money From Reddit Users (www.techdirt.com)

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[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Wait really? Source? I always thought it was unauthorised name use that went quietly unacknowledged for a long time, until they decided otherwise.

[-] tvbusy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago

Shu also tells me that RIF was paying a “sizable revenue share” to Reddit beginning in 2012, which was during Yishan Wong’s tenure as CEO. Shu says he says initiated the talks with Reddit to create the agreement, which allowed for the licensed use of Reddit’s trademarks. (At the time, the app was called “reddit is fun.”) Shu says Reddit terminated the agreement in 2016 — which was the year after Huffman took over as CEO. https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/16/23763661/reddit-rif-is-fun-developer-ceo-steve-huffman

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