Reddit CEO Ellen Pao admits 'we screwed up' as row intensifies

190,000 Reddit users sign petition calling for Pao to step down before she 'runs Reddit into the ground'

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Calls for Reddit's interim CEO Ellen Pao to step down have intensified after she admitted to a "long history of mistakes" during her eight months in charge of the site.

Reddit, a social networking and news platform, has a proud history of user involvement and allows dedicated individuals (known as redditors) to moderate sections of the site, determining the rules, responding to users' concerns and moderating content.

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