Doxtober: Moderators plan strike after Reddit CEO statement
Despite Reddit CEO Yishan Wong’s recent statement on violentacrez, many moderators feel the site should be doing more to protect users.
On Oct 17, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Violentacrez, r/ShitRedditSays, and a seismic shift in how the Internet deals with nastiness
Adrian Chen’s big exposé on Reddit’s violentacrez is proof that r/ShitRedditSays is winning the propoganda war over Reddit.
Rainn Wilson stomps John Hodgman on Reddit
Plus: Violentacrez fights back and Gawker employees defend themselves.
On Oct 16, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Redditors donate money to recently unemployed Violentacrez
The “His Name Was Michael Brutsch” fundraising campaign is trying to help the former troll, who was outed by Gawker, and his wife, who is disabled.
On Oct 16, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
Reddit’s most notorious troll loses job after Gawker profile
“Violentacrez,” whose real identity was revealed in a Gawker piece Friday, says he’s been fired from his real-life job in financial services.
On Oct 15, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Prominent user banned as fallout continues in Reddit’s creepshots scandal
Infamous redditor POTATO_IN_MY_ANUS has been banned from the social news site for, among other offences, “creating a subreddit that disregarded the rules of reddit regarding sexualizing teens/minors.”
On Oct 12, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Clearing up rumors and hearsay as the Internet eagerly awaits the Gawker Reddit story
We clear up four major misconceptions about the “inter-website war” between Reddit and Gawker.
On Oct 12, 2012 by Kevin Morris
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
Boob job record holder has examined 40,000 breasts
Plus: Reddit’s most controversial user deletes his account, samurai in historical South America, and the Nobel Prize in physics explained for a 5-year-old.
On Oct 10, 2012 by Kevin Morris
How the Discovery Channel uses Reddit for marketing
Plus: a worm orgy, manipulating a virtual economy, and how to have good posture.
On Oct 8, 2012 by Kevin Morris
The 10 most important people on Reddit in 2011
Meet the redditors who made a difference on the social news site this year.
On Dec 16, 2011 by Kevin Morris
A free-speech haven wrestles with violent images
Unsavory forums full of images of violence against women disturb users on Reddit.
On Aug 11, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III
Loading…
