Reddit — Policy Change

Executive Summary

Gawker journalist Adrian Chen exposed Reddit power-user u/violentacrez as Michael Brutsch, who had moderated subreddits including r/CreepShots, which hosted sexualized images of women taken without consent. Multiple major subreddits banned links to Gawker in retaliation, citing Reddit's policy against posting personal information. Reddit CEO Yishan Wong defended the content under free speech principles while criticizing the Gawker ban.