Snacktime: Mystery Celebs & Fed-Up Mods

Aug 28, 2021, 1:19 AM21 min

Misinformation and disinformation online about COVID-19 continues to have real-world consequences for the virus' spread. This week, moderators of popular Reddit communities wrote an open letter to the company calling upon administrators to take action against misinformation on the platform. We hear from moderators about the open letter and Reddit CEO Steve Huffman's response.

Ben tells Amory about a subreddit trying to determine the identity of a mystery celebrity, and Amory tells Ben about an open letter penned by Reddit moderators that's calling on the platform to take stronger action against COVID-19 misinformation and disinformation on the platform.