Steve Huffman
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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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I don't think we should silence people just because their viewpoints are something we disagree with.
In 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 April
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.
The New Yorker: "Reddit and the Struggle to Detoxify the Internet" (19 March 2018)
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
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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. 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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