Reddit CEO Ellen Pao Steps Down After Outrage From Firing Talent Director

Co-founder Steve Huffman takes over

Just one week after Reddit moderators revolted against the firing of the site's director of talent Victoria Taylor, interim CEO Ellen Pao has resigned. The move was revealed on Reddit late on Friday, ending the eight-month run she had leading the San Francisco-based digital company.

Hundreds of Reddit subreddits—the platform's topic-based discussions—were shut down to the public last week to protest the firing of Taylor, who managed the site's popular Ask Me Anything (also known as AMA) program with guests like President Barack Obama, Louis C.K.

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