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Trump posts message of support to Reddit, prompting massive online vote-rigging

<p>Andrew Couts is the former editor of Layer 8, a section dedicated to the intersection of the Internet and the state—and the gaps in between. Prior to the Daily Dot, Couts served as features editor and features writer for Digital Trends, associate editor of TheWeek.com, and associate editor at Maxim magazine. When he’s not working, Couts can be found hiking with his German shepherds or blasting around on motorcycles.</p>


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4chan and Reddit bombarded debate polls to declare Trump the winner

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Why Donald Trump supported Jimmy Carter for president

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Saturday night’s not alright for debating

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Edward Snowden is a criminal—and a hero

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Internet freaks out over alleged emoji conspiracy

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