The way the documents were first shared on Reddit and then promoted online closely resembled a disinformation campaign uncovered earlier this year
Musk's Friday farewell tweet was met with thousands of replies, many expressing sadness and urging him to make his next online commentary platform definitively known.
The investment from a China-based company, news of which started making the rounds around five days ago, quickly ignited censorship fears on Reddit, which calls itself the "front page of the internet"
Despite the site's popularity, Reddit has struggled to find a sustainable business model