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In an interview with "Axios on HBO," Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said the company supports pornography on its platform, as long as it's not exploitative.Why it matters: Most other social media platforms — such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Tumblr — have banned pornographic content."You can look at [porn] as exploitative. And, indeed, much of it is. And that's not the content that we want on Reddit," Huffman said. "But there's another aspect that's empowering. And these are people sharing stories of themselves, pictures of themselves. And we are perfectly supportive of that."Huffman also spoke to Reddit's involvement in the . He told "Axios on HBO" he was proud of r/WallStreetBets, the forum on Reddit that was largely responsible for making GameStop's stock go haywire.New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a lengthy statement on Sunday saying he " never inappropriately touched anybody" but acknowledged that "some of the things I have said have been misinterpreted as an unwanted flirtation," after accused him of . Why it matters: Prior to Cuomo's statement, in which he adds that he "never inappropriately touched anybody" or meant to make anyone uncomfortable, the governor's office and the state attorney general in a public disagreement about how to investigate the allegations. Any future real-world conflict between the United States and an adversary like China or Russia will have direct impacts on regular Americans because of the risk of cyber attack, Kevin Mandia, CEO of cybersecurity company FireEye, tells "Axios on HBO."What they're saying: "The next conflict where the gloves come off in cyber, the American citizen will be dragged into it, whether they want to be or not. Period."Top Biden adviser Cedric Richmond told "Axios on HBO" the White House believes it has bipartisan support for a stimulus bill outside the Beltway.The big picture: The bill will likely undergo an overhaul in the Senate after House Democrats narrowly passed a stimulus bill this weekend, Axios' Kadia Goba.Sign up for Mike Allen’s daily Axios AM and PM newsletters to get smarter, faster on the news that matters.

In an interview with "Axios on HBO," Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said the company supports pornography on its platform, as long as it's not exploitative.Why it matters: Most other social media platforms — such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Tumblr — have banned pornographic content."You can look at [porn] as exploitative. And, indeed, much of it is. And that's not the content that we want on Reddit," Huffman said. "But there's another aspect that's empowering. And these are people sharing stories of themselves, pictures of themselves. And we are perfectly supportive of that."Huffman also...

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