Why did this Reddit administrator suddenly step down?
Intortus left the company under mysterious circumstances, leaving the rest of the site to speculate.
On Apr 3, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III
Reddit’s r/technology has apparently been blocking Tesla links for months
Here we go again.
On Mar 29, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III
Reddit’s moderator system is broken—but here’s how to fix it
The problem, and how to fix it, doesn’t actually begin with the mods or their rules. The structure of Reddit itself is flawed.
On Mar 18, 2014 by Kevin Morris
Why Reddit mods are ‘censoring’ Greenwald’s latest bombshell
Redditors from r/news have obsessed over Greenwald’s latest Edward Snowden leak. Then the story was banned.
On Feb 26, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III
Battlebots: How Reddit and Twitter’s fake accounts stack up
More and more, the bot-makers ought to turn their attention to what can be done with the clockwork of Twitter itself.
On Nov 25, 2013 by L. Rhodes
Comment moderation and the (anti-) social Web
Comment moderation is not a First Amendment issue, but conversations about free speech often overlook this very basic point.
On Oct 9, 2013 by [email protected]
Stay positive, or else: Is Goodreads’ new review policy censorship?
While Goodreads prunes its comments, users fight back by deleting their accounts.
On Sep 24, 2013 by Aja Romano
Reddit’s atheists revolt as r/Atheism cracks down on image macros
One of Reddit’s largest communities, r/Atheism, issued a new moderation policy that angered thousands of meme-addicted users.
On Jun 6, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
How Reddit’s atheists lost faith in their former top moderator
r/Atheism excommunicated its top mod, Skeen, after a long period of unrest and inaction.
On May 30, 2013 by Mike Fenn
How censorship works on China’s most popular social network
A new study shows how moderators suppress ideas on Sina Weibo, through systematic blocking of keywords and users.
On Mar 8, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Redditors declare war on Gawker Media
A popular and controversial Reddit moderator went offline after learning Gawker planned to reveal his identity.
On Oct 11, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Meet the mods—the true stars of Reddit
Reddit is run by 20,000 volunteers. We wanted to get to know some of them.
On Oct 5, 2012 by Kevin Morris
New Reddit statistics site launches
Also in today’s Reddit Digest: Chat with a Simpsons writer, relive Reddit’s weirdest moments, and debate the merits of moderator elections.
On Sep 18, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Reddit’s most influential moderator oversees nearly 25 million subscribers
A recent data dump reveals the concentration of power at Reddit’s top sections.
On Jul 26, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Reddit bans its biggest troll hub
Also: Learn how much redditors make in a year and read a data dump on Reddit’s top moderators
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