Steve Huffman
American web developer and entrepreneur
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| 2023 | In anticipation of Reddit's initial public offering, it was revealed that Huffman’s compensation package was worth $193.2 million. |
| 2023 | In anticipation of Reddit's initial public offering, it was revealed that Huffman’s compensation package was worth $193.2 million. |
| July 2023 | Reddit relaunched its r/place experience amid the controversy over API changes, which resulted in protests against Huffman on the platform. |
| July 2023 | Reddit relaunched its r/place experience amid the controversy over API changes, which resulted in protests against Huffman on the platform. |
| June 12 2023 | In response to the API changes, several thousand subreddits went private for 48 hours as part of planned protests. |
| June 12 2023 | In response to the API changes, several thousand subreddits went private for 48 hours as part of planned protests. |
| June 9 2023 | Steve Huffman held an AMA on Reddit where he faced significant backlash regarding the planned API changes, which included charging for access starting July 1, 2023. |
| June 9 2023 | Steve Huffman held an AMA on Reddit where he faced significant backlash regarding the planned API changes, which included charging for access starting July 1, 2023. |
| April 2023 | Reddit announced changes to its API rules, planning to begin charging third-party apps for access, leading to the shutdown of several apps including Apollo. |
| April 2023 | Reddit announced changes to its API rules, planning to begin charging third-party apps for access, leading to the shutdown of several apps including Apollo. |
| 2020 | Steve Huffman co-founded the airfare search engine Hipmunk, which eventually shut down in this year. |
| 2020 | Fortune magazine included Huffman in their '40 Under 40' listing in the technology category. |
| 2020 | Fortune magazine included Huffman in their '40 Under 40' listing in the technology category. |
| 2020 | Steve Huffman co-founded the airfare search engine Hipmunk, which eventually shut down in this year. |
| June 5 2020 | Alexis Ohanian resigned from his position at Reddit, asking to be replaced by a black director and urging the company to ban hate speech and hate communities in an open letter. |
| June 5 2020 | Alexis Ohanian resigned from his position at Reddit, asking to be replaced by a black director and urging the company to ban hate speech and hate communities in an open letter. |
| June 1 2020 | Steve Huffman published an open letter as Reddit's CEO titled 'Remember to be Human - Black lives matter', which addressed the topic of racism on the platform. |
| June 1 2020 | Steve Huffman published an open letter as Reddit's CEO titled 'Remember to be Human - Black lives matter', which addressed the topic of racism on the platform. |
| April 2018 | Huffman launched Reddit's first major visual redesign in a decade, changing the site's outdated look. |
| April 2018 | Huffman launched Reddit's first major visual redesign in a decade, changing the site's outdated look. |
| 2017 | Steve Huffman expressed his views on net neutrality in an interview with The New York Times, stating that without net neutrality protections, internet service providers could unfairly favor certain companies over others. |
| 2017 | Huffman encouraged Reddit users to support net neutrality and to reach out to their elected representatives in Washington, D.C. |
| 2017 | Huffman encouraged Reddit users to support net neutrality and to reach out to their elected representatives in Washington, D.C. |
| 2017 | Steve Huffman expressed his views on net neutrality in an interview with The New York Times, stating that without net neutrality protections, internet service providers could unfairly favor certain companies over others. |
| November 30 2016 | On November 30, 2016, Huffman announced that sticky posts from r/The_Donald would no longer appear on r/all due to the community's moderators abusing the feature to promote posts in a way that was perceived as antagonistic to the broader Reddit community. |
| November 30 2016 | On November 30, 2016, Huffman announced that sticky posts from r/The_Donald would no longer appear on r/all due to the community's moderators abusing the feature to promote posts in a way that was perceived as antagonistic to the broader Reddit community. |
| November 23 2016 | On November 23, 2016, Steve Huffman took responsibility for modifying multiple user comments in the subreddit r/The_Donald, which led to controversy. He altered comments to redirect insults toward subreddit moderators instead of himself, but later restored the original comments within an hour. |
| November 23 2016 | On November 23, 2016, Steve Huffman took responsibility for modifying multiple user comments in the subreddit r/The_Donald, which led to controversy. He altered comments to redirect insults toward subreddit moderators instead of himself, but later restored the original comments within an hour. |
| July 10 2015 | Reddit hired Huffman as CEO following the resignation of Ellen Pao during a difficult time for the company. |
| July 10 2015 | Reddit hired Huffman as CEO following the resignation of Ellen Pao during a difficult time for the company. |
| 2011 | Huffman was named to Inc.'s 30 under 30 list. |
| 2011 | Huffman was named to Inc.'s 30 under 30 list. |
| August 2010 | Huffman co-created the travel website Hipmunk, which launched in August with him serving as CTO. |
| August 2010 | Huffman co-created the travel website Hipmunk, which launched in August with him serving as CTO. |
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