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Twitch, Reddit hate crackdown targets Trump, supporters
Reddit bans r/The_Donald and around 2,000 other subreddits while Twitch briefly suspends Trump's channel
Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian quits board, seeks black member
Alexis Ohanian vows to use any future gains on his stock in Reddit to serve the black community, predominantly by curbing racial hate
Tech platforms in joint effort to stem virus misinformation
The joint statement is issued late on Monday by Facebook, Google, Twitter, Microsoft and Reddit along with Google-owned YouTube and Microsoft-owned LinkedIn.
Social media platforms attempt to moderate spread of New Zealand shooting video
The incident has once again called into question major social media platforms’ ability to police harmful content
Tencent investment in Reddit sparks censorship worry
News of Tencent buying into the popular social news website prompts concerns the platform could be vulnerable to the kind of online censorship that takes place in China
Political memes abound. Here's what some researchers learned about their spread
Here's what researchers had to say in 2018 regarding 4 online communities that spread political – and sometimes hateful – memes
How to know if your Reddit account was hacked
Those affected may want to think about whether there is other sensitive information associated with the compromised account, Reddit advises
Microsoft adds AI features, Reddit partnership to Bing search engine
The new features aim to add more nuance to answers given on search queries
For Gascon, Aquino admin failed to 'connect with grassroots'
Commission on Human Rights Chairperson Chito Gascon says the Aquino administration was competent and had achievements yet there was a 'sense that the government was distant from the people'
Social media updates roundup: August 20 to 26, 2017
News publisher branding on Facebook direct video uploads on Reddit and LinkedIn and new emojis
Serena Williams announces engagement to Reddit co-founder
Tennis superstar Serena Williams announced the news on her Reddit account
North Korea accidentally opens up its Internet to the world – reports
The incident reveals that North Korea s Internet only has 28 websites
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Reddit CEO resigns, Samsung profits drop, PC sales decline | SciTech4u
And once again Facebook rolls out changes in its newsfeed
Reddit out to tame its wild side
Steve Huffman lets Reddit users know changes and curbs to the usual behavior on Reddit may be coming
Reddit CEO Huffman: Site not 'a bastion of free speech'
Huffman set off a new flurry of controversy among Reddit users by saying contrary to earlier statements that Reddit was not created as a bastion of free speech
Ellen Pao out as Reddit CEO
Reddit says Pao resigned by mutual agreement and would be replaced by founder and original CEO Steve Huffman
SpaceX rocket explosion, Apple Music, Reddit revolt | SciTech4u
Also the stuff Marty McFly s dreams are made of – the Lexus hoverboard
Reddit CEO apologizes as calls for her resignation grow
Pao acknowledges that Reddit s management screwed up
Reddit's latest issue: Losing sight of people
Reddit s latest protest over the dismissal of Victoria Taylor is one large misstep one that perhaps Reddit s higher ups can learn from
TechRap: Tech companies help Haiyan victims
TechRap runs down the tech companies providing aid for typhoon Haiyan victims and how to use Google s person finder and Rappler s Project Agos
Tech groups pitch in for Haiyan support
Tiny changes to code or big announcements online can help in bringing the need for Philippine aid after Haiyan to a wider audience
Tech giants align, call for transparency
At least 63 companies advocates and trade groups have joined forces to ask the US government for greater transparency with national security issues
Body of missing student Tripathi found
The body of missing student Sunil Tripathi has been found
Weighing social media as a crisis tool
Let s look at social media and its role during and after the Boston bombing and the issues that made it problematic
Reddit apologizes for bombing 'witch hunts'
Some of the activity on Reddit fueled online witch hunts and dangerous speculation which spiraled into very negative consequences for innocent parties
Potential Iranian presidential bet goes on Reddit
A potential Iranian presidential candidate went on Twitter to drum up interest in the Iranian elections
Anger at suicide of US Internet activist
The death of prominent Internet freedom fighter Aaron Swartz who took his own life at the age of 26 weeks before he faced trial sparked grief and anger Sunday January 13 from online rights advocates
Internet activist Aaron Swartz commits suicide
Well known in tech circles he was a co owner of social news site Reddit
The hurdles of Redditing
The practice of crowdsourcing nation building is happening but it s not without its own set of hurdles
The emergence of crowdsourced wisdom
The rise of social media has created a new beast and it s a wise creature formed from our collected thoughts
Reddit hits 3.8-B page views, plans to enhance Reddit Gold
Reddit CEO Yishan Wong announced that Reddit had gotten over 3 8 billion pageviews and is planning on enhancing its optional subscription service
Where 'Little Monsters' come to play
Lady Gaga fans now have a place to call home
