By Tony Connelly

Reddit chief executive Elllen Pao has stepped down following overwhelming calls from the site’s users for her resignation in the wake of the sacking of one of the company’s most popular employees.

Pao had come under heavy criticism from Reddit users after the director of talent, Victoria Taylor, was fired last week. Taylor was responsible for the site’s hugely popular Ask Me Anything (AMA) Q&A discussions and following her dismissal a petition from users demanding Pao’s removal was created and signed by over 210,000 users in less than a week. The situation also led to Pao reportedly receiving death threats from Read full story ›

Source: The Drum