Steve Huffman

American businessman · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1983 · age 43

Steve Huffman, also known by his Reddit username spez, is an American web developer and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of Reddit, which is the seventh most-visited website in the world as of July 2025. He also co-founded the airfare search engine website Hipmunk, which was shut down in 2020.

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A typical day, 30 days to 11 November 2026

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2018“is difficult to define. There's a reason why it's not really done. additionally, we are not the thought police.”In their words9 July 2018As quoted in Conde Nast Sibling Reddit Says Banning Hate Speech Is Just Too Hard (9 July 2018) by Ashley Feinberg, .Read the whole statement

“I consider myself a troll at heart. Making people bristle, being a little outrageous in order to add some spice to life - I get that. I’ve done that.”In their words19 March 2018The New Yorker: "Reddit and the Struggle to Detoxify the Internet"Read the whole statement

2015“I don't think we should silence people just because their viewpoints are something we disagree with.”In their wordsJuly 2015In July 2015 about of banning hate speech in Reddit. As quoted in Open racism and slurs are fine to post on Reddit, says CEO (12 AprilRead the whole statement

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"Fuck spez!" written by Reddit users across the July 2023 canvas of r/place

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Our approach to governance is that communities can set appropriate standards around language for themselves.
Responding to a question from a Reddit user about whether open racism and slurs are allowed on the platform. As quoted in Open racism and, Own words
You cannot build a product that appeals to a diverse set of people without having a diverse set of people designing the product.
Business Insider: "After a huge user revolt, nobody wanted to work at Reddit. 3 years later, the CEO explains how the 'front page of the, Own words

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His tenure as Reddit CEO has been met with many controversies regarding his changes to the platform. As of November 2025, Huffman's estimated net worth is approximately $1.2 billion.

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