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CNET también está disponible en español.Don't show this againDozens of Reddit communities were forcibly flooded with pro-Trump content Friday morning. Reddit is blaming compromised moderator accounts.A number of Reddit communities got taken over as part of Friday morning, with a flood of images and posts supporting President Trump's reelection campaign.&nbsp;According to the site's users, the affected communities, called subreddits, all started seeing abrupt changes sometime around 7 a.m. PT, with banner images changed to pro-Trump imagery and a tidal wave of posts declaring support for the president.&nbsp;For more like thisSubscribe to the CNET Now newsletter for our editors' picks of the most important stories of the day."An investigation is underway related to a series of vandalized communities," a Reddit spokesperson told CNET. "It appears the source of the attacks were compromised moderator accounts. We are working to lock down those accounts and restore impacted communities." Most of the affected subreddits we've scanned so far seem to be back to normal."As you may have noticed our sub banner has changed quite a bit," wrote . "This is a direct result of our mod team being hacked. Rest assured that we are working feverishly to remedy this issue.""Today someone hacked one of our mods and hijacked the sub (fun!!!) so that everything looked...we'll go with 'not football,'" , a moderator of the r/NFL subreddit, which boasts over 1 million subscribers. "At any rate, we're rolling everything back to pre-meltdown and it seems to be going well."According to ZDNet, where reporters , the list of affected subs, now numbering in at 91, includes:Reddit users reported takeovers of numerous other subreddits Friday morning, including r/blackpeopletwitter, r/EDM, r/avengers and r/PoliticalDiscussion.Major Twitter accounts hacked, attackers try to steal...CloseSign in to commentBe respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. We delete comments that violate , which we encourage you to read. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion.

CNET también está disponible en español.Don't show this againDozens of Reddit communities were forcibly flooded with pro-Trump content Friday morning. Reddit is blaming compromised moderator accounts.A number of Reddit communities got taken over as part of Friday morning, with a flood of images and posts supporting President Trump's reelection campaign.&nbsp;According to the site's users, the affected communities, called subreddits, all started seeing abrupt changes sometime around 7 a.m. PT, with banner images changed to pro-Trump imagery and a tidal wave of posts declaring support for the...

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