Reddit says it wants to reward users by letting them buy into the company’s public listing. Some say it’s too risky—others say they won’t pay a company they’ve already given hours of free labor to.

Reddit Is Letting Power Users In on Its IPO. Not Everyone’s Buying::Reddit says it wants to reward users by letting them buy into the company’s public listing. Some say it’s too risky—others say they won’t pay a company they’ve already given hours of free labor to.

    • Agent641@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 months ago

      The users generate the content. The users control ad viewership and thus revenue. Inviting power users to invest as retail investors is insider trading.