Of the 944 suspicious accounts, Huffman said that only a few "had a visible impact on the site," as measured by their varying levels of engagement with other users (something Reddit quantifies with "karma" points). Just last week, Facebook announced that it had removed 70 Facebook accounts, 138 Facebook pages, and 65 Instagram profiles linked to the same Russian organization. The accounts will be fully removed from Reddit "after a period of time," according to Huffman. "We hope continue to build on that by communicating openly with you about these subjects, now and in the future."Ī total of 944 suspicious accounts linked to the notorious Russian troll factory, Internet Research Agency, were discovered and banned by Reddit, which has chosen to give users a chance to see the Russian-affiliated content for themselves, by providing a link to a full list of the suspicious accounts, including their full content history. " We know the success of Reddit is dependent on your trust" said Huffman, username "spez" in Tuesday's announcement, posted to Reddit. While Mark Zuckerberg testified before the Senate Tuesday in the wake of his company's entanglement with Cambridge Analytica, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman announced that the forum-based site had discovered and banned nearly a thousand accounts run by the same Russian trolls that were accused of attempting to sway political opinions on Facebook through politically charged advertising, fake news, and other posts. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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