On June 12, 2023, a major Reddit protest began. The protest sees over 3,500 subreddits “going dark” to protest new site policies. For at least the next 48 hours, huge chunks of Reddit will not work.

The site’s journey from toxic cesspool to trusted news source illustrates the business value of keeping bad actors at bay. By Kevin Roose Reporting from San Francisco A decade ago, no one in their ...