CS&E in the News - Chancellor Shares Thoughts on the Reddit Blackout

Department of Computer Science & Engineering assistant professor Stevie Chancellor was featured in a number of news features after sharing her thoughts on the Reddit blackout and application programming interface (API) changes that prompted the movement. Her research with the GroupLens Research Lab focuses on building and critically evaluating human-centered artificial intelligence (AI) for high-risk health behaviors in online communities. 

Check out these articles that feature Chancellor’s viewpoint on this topic:

• Reuters: Reddit’s golden geese foul up its IPO plans
• NBC News: Reddit CEO slams protest leaders, saying he'll change rules that favor ‘landed gentry’
• Business Insider: Reddit CEO says the mods leading a punishing blackout are too powerful and he will change the site's rules to weaken them
• WNYC Studios: The Battle to Save Reddit
• University of Minnesota Expert Alert: Upcoming Reddit blackout and the future of third-party applications