Reddit co-founder Alexis decides to leave the board and wants his position to be replaced by a black candidate.
This is his way of showing support to the protest currently going on in the US.
He posted the news in a series of tweets.
“I co-founded @reddit 15 years ago to help people find community and a sense of belonging. It is long overdue to do the right thing. I’m doing this for me, for my family, and for my country,” Ohanian tweeted.
“I’m saying this as a father who needs to be able to answer his black daughter when she asks: ‘What did you do?’,” he added.
He’s also said that he will be using the money he makes from his stocks to “serve the black community”.
Ohanian’s resignation comes less than a week after former Reddit CEO Ellen Pao called out the current CEO Steve Huffman for not shutting down a subreddit that has been promoting Donald Trump. Pao quoted a letter Huffman had written to employees stating that the platform does not tolerate hate, violence and racism.
Reddit’s decision to not ban posts glorifying Trump have also been called out by various Reddit users. The platform advocates free speech and has often been used by protestors and groups to spread their message.
