My god, what a horribly written article, and by the BBC?

> Reddit went into virtual lockdown, with many of the sections made private after Victoria Taylor was fired.

Sections? Private? Explain this to your users, or use better wording.

> About 100 chat sections, or sub-reddits, that together have millions of readers are believed to have been shut, although are many are now again public.

Just..what? "have been shut", "are many are now"

> There had been no explanation of why she was suddenly sacked, said the administrators.

This makes no sense. Administrators are the employees/company. So you're saying that the company just fired someone without knowing why? Maybe you meant moderators?