Seibel said in a statement that he’s excited to help provide advice and guidance to the company’s growth: He co-founded Justin.tv that was later turned into Twitch. Seibel named CEO of the core unit of Y-Combinator in 2016. Reddit has faced severe criticism for not handling issues such as racism, extremism, and violence. Earlier this month, Ellen Pao, former CEO of Reddit, called out current CEO Huffman for not acting on r/the_donalod quickly enough.

— Ellen K. Pao (@ekp) June 2, 2020