Large parts of Reddit shut as users revolt against firing of admin

Reddit users and some moderators of the site are revolting en masse over the alleged firing of communications director Victoria Taylor, with several major subreddits being set to private and thus closed to users

Taylor, who was one of coordinators of Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything, a popular platform for people to answer users' questions) was fired without notice, according to several reports from the site's users

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Currently, many major subreddits, including /r/gaming and /r/askreddit are set to private, including the Ask Me Anything subreddit (/r/IAmA), where Taylor was the administrator Read more...

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