Victoria Taylor Dismissal Sparks #RedditRevolt

All hell has broken loose on 'The Front Page of the Internet.'

RedditPrivateWarningWhy was New York-based Reddit employee Victoria Taylor let go Thursday? At this point, it’s not entirely clear.

Gawker’s Ashley Feinberg raises the specter of Jesse Jackson, as well as the idea that perhaps talent director Taylor did not want to relocate to San Francisco. The Guardian’s Alex Hern meanwhile did some detective work and found this:

A hastily deleted post from an executive at Quora (a Q&A site that is like Reddit, but for Ivy League grads) gives a plausible outline.

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