Reddit didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment. According to Rathschmidt, “We’ll no longer comment on hearsay, unsubstantiated claims, or baseless accusations from The Verge. We’ll be in touch as corrections are needed.”
I guess they are no longer content with just talking down to Reddit mods and users but now must go after news organizations that continue to bring up their misdeeds.
The problem with full focus on that IPO is that they’ve now basically called a website that would feature stories of that IPO and told them they were liars and to pound sand, which won’t bode well for them covering Reddit’s potential IPO in a good light.