Reddit must now answer to its shareholders as well as its vocal users.

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      About 15 years ago.

      When they first got popular and had to ban all the pedo subs because people were pissed

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    Hey member that time AOL bought Warner Brothers. And everybody was all “wow these internet companies are here to stay!”

    Lol

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      IPO price, around $30, so it’s up 50%.

      Normal IPO, you have to hold like 6 months then sell. It artificially increases scarcity and keeps price up.

      The reddit users can sell right now though, and if enough do it at once, it can scare off new buyers and make those who already bought after IPO sell.

      It could waterfall and leave the traditional IPO buyers who can’t sell get stuck holding the bag.