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Ellen Pao is out at Reddit

Biz CarsonJul 11, 2015, 02:47 IST

Ellen Pao is stepping down as CEO at Reddit.

Steve Huffman, the original Reddit co-founder and original CEO, of the networking site is taking over the site immediately, according to Re/Code.

Pao told Re/Code's Kara Swisher that it was "mutual decision" and that she had "not" been fired. Pao took over the job as CEO after Yishan Wong stepped down in November.

Pao has been under intense scrutiny by the Reddit community during her tenure as interim CEO.

Last week, Reddit moderators shut down many parts of the site in protest of how Pao and Reddit's management handled the dismissal of employee, Victoria Taylor. 213,000 people have signed a petition to fire her.

Reddit board member Sam Altman posted a notice on the site about Pao's departure:

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