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A week after Reddit CEO Steve Huffman conceded that he altered comments of his online critics on the site he co-founded, Huffman took to Reddit on Wednesday to apologize. He then unveiled r/all filtering and announced “a more proactive approach to policing” the site.

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“I am sorry: I am sorry for compromising the trust you all have in Reddit, and I am sorry to those that I created work and stress for, particularly over the holidays,” he said. “It is heartbreaking to think that my actions distracted people from their family over the holiday; instigated harassment of our moderators; and may have harmed Reddit itself, which I love more than just about anything.”

Over the Thanksgiving holiday week, Huffman committed the ultimate Reddit taboo. He edited negative comments directed at him and substituted his handle with the names of moderators of a pro-Donald Trump subreddit called “r/the_donald.” Huffman, who goes by the handle “spez,” was under fire for banning the “Pizzagate” conspiracy board from the site because of breaches to a policy about posting personal information about others.