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Today’s show:
Reddit CEO and Co-Founder Steve Huffman joins Jason to discuss building a platform that serves Reddit's community (13:33), addresses the situation with third-party apps and moderators (35:00), and much more!
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Time stamps:
(00:00) Reddit CEO Steve Huffman joins Jason
(2:40) The evolution of Reddit and its community
(4:10) The tailwinds powering Reddit and Steve's thoughts on speech mitigation
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(13:33) The Reddit "Keep it real" ethos and the importance of allowing open debate
(17:47) Authoritarianism and challenging orthodoxies
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(25:44) Steve's optimism for AI and why this is only the beginning
(35:00) The response to Reddit's API use in various LLMs
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(39:29) Going in-depth on Reddit's situation and API history
(48:03) What it comes down to for third-party apps
(56:20) What changed Steve's opinion on advertising
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