In an interview with the New Yorker, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman admitted their ability to manipulate public opinion: “I’m confident that Reddit could sway elections,” Huffman told reporter Andrew Marantz, lamenting the 2016 election of Donald Trump. “We wouldn’t do it, of course. And I don’t know how many times we could get away with it. But, if we really wanted to, I’m sure Reddit could have swayed at least this election, this once.”<ref>https://bgr.com/2018/03/12/reddit-election-interference-steve-huffman-interview/</ref> | In an interview with the New Yorker, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman admitted their ability to manipulate public opinion: “I’m confident that Reddit could sway elections,” Huffman told reporter Andrew Marantz, lamenting the 2016 election of Donald Trump. “We wouldn’t do it, of course. And I don’t know how many times we could get away with it. But, if we really wanted to, I’m sure Reddit could have swayed at least this election, this once.”<ref>https://bgr.com/2018/03/12/reddit-election-interference-steve-huffman-interview/</ref> |