<ul><li>Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian admitted that 99% of early submissions on the platform were fabricated by him and co-founder Steve Huffman under different usernames.</li><li>Creating artificial engagement to attract real users is a commonly used strategy in Silicon Valley.</li><li>Reddit initially struggled with user engagement and used fake accounts to make the platform appear active.</li><li>Despite the controversy, Reddit has grown into a $10 billion company with over 500 million monthly active users.</li></ul>

Reddit ‘faked Its first users’: Resurfaced video shows co-founder Alexis Ohanian admitting 99% of early submissions were fabricated

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