Anonymous is doxing KKK members (and I’m OK with it)
#OpKKK and exposure of Missouri KKK members raise an important question: If it’s for a good cause, is doxing justified?
On Nov 17, 2014 by S.E. Smith
Reddit is creeping on your Facebook photos
The next time you post a bikini pic, it could end up on Reddit, where nearly 17,000 faceless strangers will gawk at you.
On Mar 12, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III
Creepshots never went away—we just stopped talking about them
Is there anything the Internet can do to prevent candid photos of women from spreading without their permission?
On Feb 7, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III
After media scrutiny, Reddit updates privacy policy
Reddit keeps comments even after users have deleted their accounts.
On May 1, 2013 by Gaby Dunn
The future of Reddit
Reddit’s success has come from giving the crowd freedom to control Reddit. When that causes problems, the site’s admins see only one viable solution: more user freedom.
On Mar 8, 2013 by Kevin Morris
The 10 most influential people on Reddit in 2012
Through contributions, ideas, and moderator activity, these 10 power users helped shape Reddit’s biggest and most controversial year yet.
On Dec 14, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Dot Dot Dot: The Internet’s sexual revolution
Is Hunter Moore this generation’s Larry Flynt?
On Nov 29, 2012 by Nicholas White
An ex-stripper’s open letter to Michael Brutsch
An ex-stripper dresses down Michael Brutsch for thinking he’s got a future in the porn industry.
On Nov 28, 2012 by Jennifer Abel
Violentacrez’s short, sad Reddit reappearance
What happened to Michael Brutsch, a.k.a. Violentacrez, the “biggest troll on the Web”? He’s still alive and still has Internet access. Beyond that, only he knows for sure.
On Nov 26, 2012 by Jennifer Abel
The myth of the meritocratic Web
We think of the Internet as one of the great manifestations of a meritocracy, where the good/interesting/fascinating content rises to the top. Cole Styker takes a hard look at this myth and argues there are less pure motives at work influencing the content that becomes powerful online.
On Nov 14, 2012 by [email protected]
Scenes from Hallowmeme: The best Internet party IRL
Only at the fourth annual Hallowmeme would you find costumes of violentacrez and Psy impersonators mingling.
On Oct 26, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Ideas for stupid, unrealistic apps
Plus sleeping without an alarm clock, antidepressants and suicidal tendencies, and the idea of banning memes on subreddits.
On Oct 19, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Dot Dot Dot: The doxing mirror
Online trolls can hide behind pseudonyms—until they’re exposed, anyway—but can you really separate an online identity from your “real life?”
On Oct 18, 2012 by Nicholas White
Infamous Reddit troll Violentacrez apologizes on CNN
Face to face with Anderson Cooper, the notorious troll says he did it for the karma points.
On Oct 18, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Redditors’ most embarrassing medical stories
Also in today’s Reddit Digest: George Takei needs you, and violentacrez wants a job.
On Oct 18, 2012 by Kevin Morris
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