CNN —A widespread Reddit blackout affecting some of the site’s largest communities has continued into its third day with no signs of stopping, as a number of groups on the site vowed to remain closed off indefinitely to protest changes to the platform’s data policies.
The blackout includes popular forums such as r/aww, r/videos and r/music, each of which claims more than 25 million subscribers on the platform.
For Reddit, the stakes are also high to grow revenue, as the company reportedly looks to go public later this year.
Huffman reportedly dismissed the blackout in a leaked internal memo obtained by The Verge.
As of Wednesday morning, many groups participating in the blackout had lifted their self-imposed restrictions.
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