Reddit COO shrugs off regulatory concerns

Nathan Jolly

April 11, 2025 10:06

The social media age ban and the news bargaining code are two of the biggest moves in online regulation that Australia has seen – but neither seem to bother Reddit’s chief operating officer Jen Wong.

Reddit isn’t a news source, Wong says. She seems unconcerned that the pending news bargaining incentive – designed to force platforms such as Meta and Google into deals with news publisher — could be applied to her organisation.

Jen Wong, COO of Reddit

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Nathan Jolly is the Features Editor at Mumbrella. He joined the team in July, 2023.

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