welcome to reddit.20 since its launch i,h reddit has become the fourth most popular website in the useach month, hundreds of millions of visitors comment on and post links to various topics, known as subreddits. but with that growth comes challenges. like facebook, twitter, and other social media reddit is grappling with how to protect free speech while fighting hate speech and online bullying. here now to talk about all of this is the general counsel and vice president of reddit, melissa tidwell. meli a, nice to have you here-th. -so, reddit is one of the most popular websites, not only in the us, but in the world. yet it doesn't have the same name recognition as, say, youtube or facebook. why do you think that is? -you know, i think it's a couple of things. a when i startthe company in 2015, we were about 60 people, and now we're about 400. -that's hypergrowth. -it's a lot of growth. t, you know, in comparison to, sort of, our user growth, we're an incredibly small company. and so, in terms of users sort of being out there, and the brand perception, some sers are doing interestithi,

i think for reddit, we are focusing on a couple othings.s i said, part of our growth is growing the company, i think for reddit, we are focusing on a couple othings. and growing the functions that we need to have for the company to be suessful. so for us, that means we have an actual policy team now that thinks about these things from a big-picture persptive. we have a trust and safety team, which are the enforcers,an that ensure that, as we have policies, they can enforce at scale. we have the anti-evil engineering team. -that's what they're called? anti-evil engineering team? -build the tools..and ss -do you think that social-media sites have an obligation to curb hateful content, including conspiracy theories? -youionow, it's a great que i think for us, as a csepany, what we are foon is ensuring that the conversation is healthy. i think we're at a time where it's importa to have hard conversations, and it's important that, as a platform, we recognize that and facilitate it. it's not okay to allow a small number of voices to short of over

alsos an executive at reddit about the challengesci the popular online forum.what we have tried to focus on is what is the core that makes reddit powerful? and it's that conversation. -plus, we hear how one startup is winning over consumersan by ditching d labels. -millennials don't want to buy the products they grew up with, because those brands were "trust marks," and they lost trust. -and a ceo's mission to reke the food industry reen. -it's very personal, and it's very high-impact. we need to do something about our broken food system. -hello. i'm thuy vu. welcome to a special edition of "kqed newsroom." on this program, we're re-visiting intervie from our archives with game-changing business leadern who are the web to create and strengthen communities or pioneering new alternatives to staples in our fridge and pantry.o we ak them about the difficulties silicon valley has had with diversity, especially in key leadership positions. s our first conversationwith , the co-founder and chief architect of nextdoor. the san francisco company alloto share resourcesea

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-what we have tried to focus on is, what is the core that makes reddit powerful? conversation. -plus, we hear how one startup is winning over consumers by ditching brand labels. -millennials don't want to buy the products they grew up with, because those brands were "trust marks," and they lost trust. -and a ceo's mission to make the food iustry more green. -it's very personal, and it's very high-impact. we need to do something about our broken food system. -hello. i'm thuy vu.

alsos an executive at reddit about the challengesci the popular online forum.s the core that makes reddit powerful? and it's that conversation. -plus, we hear how one startup is winning over consumersan by ditching d labels. -millennials don't want to buy the products they grew up with, because those brands were "trust marks," and they lost trust. -and a ceo's mission to reke the food industry reen. -it's very personal, and it's very high-impact. we need to do something about our broken food system. -hello. i'm thuy vu.

a photo posted on reddit shows the muni operator with a rubber band in his hand using it to hold theottle in place. if the throttle is taken out of place inactivates an emergency brake. the director of sf mta transit told us san francisco examiner that is a dangerous violation. >>> still ahead, banned by another silicon valley giant. coming up, the controversial act that is being banned by apple. -- app that is being banned by apple. >>> the national anthem may be a point of controversy in the nfl don't expect delete to do much about it yet. their current stance on adopting rules for players who plan to protest during the anthem. >>> good morning . the traffic is off to a nice start if you're driving on 80 westbound. some of that roadwork is being picked up and traffic is moving well. >>> after a sunny and warm weekend for many the cooling trend is starts today. we will see those monday temperatures. olay deep hydrating eye gel breaks through the competition olay eyes with b3 complex hydrates better than $100, $200 even $400 eye creams. that's something to see. olay >>> welcome back.

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this photo posted on reddit shows a muni operator with a rubber band in his left hand, using it to hold the throttle in place. if the throttle is taken out of place it activates an emergency brake. the director told the san francisco examiner that is a dangerous violation. >>> breaking news in san francisco where a muni bus has apparently crashed into a building near the corner of lombard and scott streets. it is the marina. moments ago san francisco fire department tweeted out that there are four injuries. firefighters are also telling commuters to expect traffic delays in that area. we do have a crew headed to the scene and we will bring you a live report as soon as they arrive. let's check in with sal. a very busy area this time of day your lumbar. >> already the traffic sensors are showing slow traffic on lombard. that is coming off the bay bridge and they have just dispatched another ambulance to the scene on this street. i would avoid, most of the traffic seems to be going this way that is low but -- but some of it is also coming this way. i would avoid using lombard street if you

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it comes after a photo posted on reddit shows the muni operator with a rubber band in his left hand using it to hold the throttle in place. good evening. i'm julie haener. >> i'm frank somerville. that picture is prompting concern because it could pose a danger for both passengers and other drivers. we've got the details from ktvu's amber lee. she talked with transit officials tonight and is here with more on what they said. >> muni officials say this incident is under investigation. a train operator tells us why drivers do this and that it is unsafe. >> reporter: the photo posted on social media shows a muni train operator at the control with his left hand over the throttle. look closely and you'll see mic. on the right hand, the band aros wrist. we showed the photo to several muni passengers who ride daily. >> using the rubber band, that's probably not how it's supposed to be. >> i question the picture. is this a one-time occurrence or does this happen all the time? it's definitely concerning. >> it's for if the driver is unconscious, it automatically will stop the train or slow it down

then in jun we have the president propagating a reddit conspiracy theory he had about the russian conspiracyin 2015 when all evidence shows it started in july of 2016. we have seen this play before, and my guess is as long as mueller is around we will see it again. >> the facts getting in the way of a good story. laura jarett, thanks very much. just ahead, the latest on hurricane florence. more than a million people have been ordered to evacuate as the storm gains strength and closes in on the east coast. plus, president vladimir putin flexing his military muscles. details of russia's biggest war games in decades. it could cost you your life. it's time to get out of line with upmc. at upmc, living-donor transplants put you first. so you don't die waiting. upmc does more living-donor liver transplants than any other center in the nation. find out more and get out of line today. and something amazing happens. that's our inspiration for fancy feast medleys. wild salmon primavera. tastes amazing. also in pate. fancy feast medleys. and i don't add up the years. but what i do count on is boost®. d

reddit markets are frozen and families and businesses have found it harder to borrow money. we are in the midst of a serious financial crisis. the federal government is responding with decisive action. we boosted confidence in money market mutual funds and acted to prevent major investors from driving down stocks for their own personal gain. most importantly, my administration is working with congress to address the root cause behind much of the instability in our markets. reloaded tosets home mortgages have lost value during the housing decline. in the banks holding these assets have restricted credit. as a result, our entire economy is in danger. i propose that the federal government reduce the risk and supplythe assets urgently needed money so banks and other financial institutions can avoid collapse and resume lending. effort is not aimed at preserving any individual company or industry. it is aimed at preserving america's overall economy. it will help american consumers and businesses get credit to meet their daily needs and create jobs. it will help send a signal to ma

especially that you promise you will send your son again that he will return to set the world to write to reddit of sin and its consequences and when he returns just as well roll down like the waters. our prayer is that you will help us as a christian community to find a way past are many deficiencies father to lean in dependence upon you so that we can speak a good word into a bad moment in our nation. so that we could be a good witness for you in our secular age. so that our life together as christians can be something like a preview of your coming kingdom where justice will roll down like the waters and where we as humans well once again experience a universal explorer she'd delight goodness and justice. and the right relationship with you and with the world around us father, this is our prayer and we pray in the name of your son and by the power of your spirit payment [applause]. c-span launched book tv 20 years ago on c-span too. and since then we had covered thousands of authors and book festivals spanning more than 1,000 weekends. bob woodward has written dozens of books on presidents and

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now, in a minute, on a chat room or an instagram post or on reddit, the most mobilized and polarized factions can find each other from across the country and around the globe, can quickly coalesce into mobs and punish any ideological dissident from their extreme positions, forcing our representatives to dig in their heels and take positions like armies in polarized camps. we are living in an america defined by polarization. some have called it the big sort or referred to filter bubbles and echo chambers. this is a time when, according to objective statistics, america is more polarized than at any time since the civil war. that's how extreme the divisions are. in 1960, the most liberal republican and the most conservative democrat overlapped by 50% in congress. today, there is no overlap between those parties. and because of geographic self-sorting, where people choose voluntarily to live in blue and red enclaves and because of virtual self-sorting where people on facebook and twitter will only read articles they only agree with or share articles that confirm their preexisting passion

you when they could ask questions that are awkward or uncomfortable about potential alcoholism or redditcard debt or gambling addiction if you're family load you money? did you enjoy that time? >> i'm always happy to cooperate with the committee. >> that's charitable enjoy that time? >> i'm always happy to cooperate with the committee. >> that's charitable you never asked about any sexual allegations. >> no. >> to the ranking member already ask these allegationse h or 7 the letter was written ju. a recommendation was made by the ranking member and her staff to doctor ford by the way i think doctor ford is a victim and she has been through hell and i am very sympathetic to her. but the ranking member staff did they make a recommendation to hire a lawyer if they knew that and had a hearing here with you and none of these e but once the process was closed once we were done reading in public and private then this was sprung on you i want to make sure i have the dates so we have 35 plus days from all the time this evidence was in the hands and recommendations were made we could of had this co

>> it was on reddit, they were going back with different things i think my understanding was that heas fulfilling his commitment to do that. >> when you tell everybody you're working so hard, i'm sleeping in the factory, i don't have time to do anything, but you're spending 2 1/2 hours smoking weed and drinking whiskey? >> it didn't look like he was hitting that hard. he said i'm thinking about engineering stuff all the time >> he says he is an engineer >> i think it would be cool to think of the electric plane in that you would you need the strong torque, burst of power but store up the electricity -- it's weird it's kind of interesting the other thing he said, you know i'll refer to you on this, he said when he smokes pot it doesn't affect him now, you know how strong pot is nowadays, right? have you -- >> i don't know. >> you don't know. >> let me tell you, compared to 30 years ago, anybody who says they smoked pot and that it doesn't affect them or they don't notice, maybe he's trying to say his mind is different than the rest of us. i don't believe that that's total crap. >> joe

manipulation has happened on either twitter or it's happened on certain facebook pages, it's happened on reddites so the opportunity here from the executive order perspective is one to start working with these large internet companies in a manner and fashion that really starts benefiting the american populace. if we are now looking at a perspective of things like twitter censoring conservative speech, we should much rather have them censoring russian speech or speech that's intended to influence american voters in a very negative way. stuart: i don't know whether you saw that google video from just a couple days after the election, where the google executives were really saying we really hate this new president, we don't approve of this, then they say we don't allow our personal opinions to affect our work. in other words, we don't censor conservative opinion. you buying that? >> i don't buy that at all. president trump hasn't gotten any news coverage, if you look at google amp, their new page model for how they represent content online, how much coverage have you actually seen of this executiv