This is so cloying, rehearsed, self-serving, and melodramatic. Alexis Ohanian is a rich entrepreneur married to Serena Williams, one of the biggest sports superstars in the world, and now he's suddenly pretending to speak on behalf of the oppressed masseshttps://t.co/FTpBygbCjT

— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) June 5, 2020

Alexis Ohanian Sr., husband to Serena Williams and father to Olympia, resigns from board of Reddit, which he co-founded. "I’m writing this as a father who needs to be able to answer his black daughter when she asks: “What did you do?” Via @jasongay https://t.co/E8UOKMD3zR

— Christopher Clarey (@christophclarey) June 5, 2020

All of @reddit is now watching the board https://t.co/Khq9inNDMe pic.twitter.com/5dmVmo0fPQ

— Chris Messina (@chrismessina) June 5, 2020

Wow.

This is a courageous example of the kind of material actions and commitments allies can make - shout out for walking the walk, @alexisohanian. https://t.co/Ku94GI04SY

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 5, 2020

Resigning from a board and asking your place be filled by a black candidate. ? Are museum board members listening? ??TY @alexisohanian for doing the right thing. https://t.co/VfuAC7t408

— Hrag (@hragv) June 5, 2020

I am obligated to call you out: You should have shut down the_donald instead of amplifying it and its hate, racism, and violence. So much of what is happening now lies at your feet. You don't get to say BLM when reddit nurtures and monetizes white supremacy and hate all day long https://t.co/VN5XCiYp5g

— Ellen K. Pao (@ekp) June 2, 2020

I believe resignation can actually be an act of leadership from people in power right now. To everyone fighting to fix our broken nation: do not stop.https://t.co/LWI1OnCaVi

— Alexis Ohanian Sr. ? (@alexisohanian) June 5, 2020

I’m saying this as a father who needs to be able to answer his black daughter when she asks: “What did you do?”⁰https://t.co/4UiozIOo8P

— Alexis Ohanian Sr. ? (@alexisohanian) June 5, 2020

This is a huge, commendable deal for a website that desperately needs it. https://t.co/wPQk0JvxHU

— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) June 5, 2020

Wow. This is how you take action.

Thank you for always being a mentor and role model @alexisohanian ?? https://t.co/iGOs8hAnpb

— J.N. Silva (@JNSilva_) June 5, 2020

Read Steve's update to this week's open letter, shared today with the Reddit community. https://t.co/lcLHMSrfQX

— Reddit (@reddit) June 5, 2020

*upvotes* *gives gold* https://t.co/6coPjliDFZ

— The Greek Analyst (@GreekAnalyst) June 5, 2020

Having diverse views on any boards is important. So proud of you Alexis. I know Olympia will be too https://t.co/kVUaJZoe7v

— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) June 5, 2020

Assuming there is follow-through on Alexis Ohanian's plan, what he's doing is what needs to be done, but what virtually no white men ever do. De-platform themselves. Step down from positions of leadership and power and lift marginalized folks into them. Stop centering themselves.

— Sonia Gupta (@soniagupta504) June 5, 2020

It feels like a moment where the free speech Silicon Valley type is growing up, having kids and rethinking some of their assumptions. Of course, not Mark Zuckerberg so much https://t.co/QBkLEpYyJ8

— Eric Newcomer (@EricNewcomer) June 5, 2020

.@reddit CEO Steve Huffman acknowledges that “we should have quarantined [r/the_donald] sooner,” in a longer blog post about needing to accept responsibility and the work ahead: https://t.co/BYVLih62X5

— Brian Fung (@b_fung) June 5, 2020

Read this thread. It's inspiring. Alexis, godspeed and hope you accomplish all that you hope for. https://t.co/LZNr6NVKQe

— Merv Adrian (@merv) June 5, 2020

Reddit is a major hub of discussion and information. How they are tackling hate groups (sub reddits) will have implications for other social media. Also. Also. Good on ⁦@alexisohanian⁩ decision to step down and make room for a black board member https://t.co/cnnTp2JDz9

— George Siemens (@gsiemens) June 5, 2020

Announcement from the co-founder of Reddit @alexisohanian...he also happens to be married to Serena Williams. https://t.co/HLp1ThAswW

— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) June 5, 2020

Huge credit to @ekp who advocated for changes like this at @reddit long long before it was cool https://t.co/D6ZJHro2Xm

— Valerie Aurora is antifa(scist) (@vaurorapub) June 5, 2020

Much respect Alexis!!!!! https://t.co/UculAICgAx

— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) June 5, 2020

This is interesting. Reddit limited its Trump fan page after widespread complaints in 2016, but for deliberately spamming the homepage with posts. Now CEO seems to suggest they should have also made its content an issue. I wrote about that move in 2016: https://t.co/W5UbNKwuLi https://t.co/hRiI430TZ5

— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) June 5, 2020

High-five, Alexis. More, please. Biden? https://t.co/PfY8yIHTw6

— Amy Sullivan (@sullivanamy) June 5, 2020

Ladies and gentlemen, walking the walk. https://t.co/p4ra4dhsV1

— dp was radicalized by Dave Filoni (@dpalm66) June 5, 2020

alexis resigning from reddit is interesting because it does not address the years in which he had a leadership role and reddit was even more of a cess pool.

— Tony Romm (@TonyRomm) June 5, 2020

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian resigns from board, urges seat be filled by black candidate and says he will use future Reddit stock gains to serve black community.... https://t.co/k4pB48bNEM

— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) June 5, 2020

"Resignation can be an act of leadership." Read this statement from @alexisohanian who is stepping all the way up. https://t.co/orxHkLnzpv

— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) June 5, 2020

I've resigned as a member of the reddit board, I have urged them to fill my seat with a black candidate, + I will use future gains on my Reddit stock to serve the black community, chiefly to curb racial hate, and I’m starting with a pledge of $1M to @kaepernick7’s @yourrightscamp

— Alexis Ohanian Sr. ? (@alexisohanian) June 5, 2020

Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian has resigned from the company's board and is urging it to fill his seat with a black candidate.

"I’m writing this as a father who needs to be able to answer his black daughter when she asks: “What did you do?”https://t.co/Wq0UjktjhQ

— Morning Brew (@MorningBrew) June 5, 2020

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian is resigning from the company's board and is urging Reddit to fill his seat with a black candidate. https://t.co/V9BsWbY3Wi

— Axios (@axios) June 5, 2020

Well done @alexisohanian https://t.co/wCbRUiZCiE

— Joshua Topolsky (@joshuatopolsky) June 5, 2020

What ⁦@alexisohanian⁩ did “challenges all white people who claim to be invested in the cause of racial equality to consider the question of what they are willing to sacrifice in order to bring about a more just world.” ⁦@SarahLizChar⁩ nails it https://t.co/xBAEU9yt8C

— Heather Landy (@HeatherLandy) June 6, 2020

.@alexisohanian's decision challenges all white people who claim to be invested in the cause of racial equality to consider what they are willing to sacrifice in order to bring about a more just world: https://t.co/IuY1e8Wd4P

— Sarah Todd (@SarahLizChar) June 6, 2020

“Resignation can be an act of leadership”: Why Alexis Ohanian gave up his Reddit board seat https://t.co/4GLorOkyak

— Quartz (@qz) June 6, 2020

This is well intentioned, but very racist.

Fill jobs with the best candidate, whatever their gender or race. https://t.co/l2ijyZ9PbX

— HARLAN Z. HILL ?? (@Harlan) June 6, 2020