Internet Giants Face Turmoil: Reddit, Steam, and Major Social Media Company Hacked

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Reddit has removed moderators from some subreddits that continue to protest the company's plans to charge high rates to third-party developers for API access. Some subreddits have found new ways to protest, such as posting about actual steam or only posting images of comedian John Oliver. Some subreddits have reopened but marked themselves as NSFW, which means users must be logged in to view content and Reddit ads don't appear in those communities. Reddit has threatened to remove moderator designations from communities that don't reopen, and some moderators have been temporarily suspended for marking their community as NSFW in protest.
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