

Economy Jun 29

An online comment forum that is one of the internet's most popular websites has banned a pro-Donald Trump forum as part of a crackdown on hate speech.
By Tali Arbel, Associated Press
Arts Feb 07

The Oscar-nominated ‘I Am Not Your Negro’ has gotten glowing reviews from critics. But online, the reviews for the film look very different.
By Elizabeth Flock
Nation Feb 26

So far in 2016, 49 mass shootings in the United States have left 73 people dead and 178 wounded, according to data collected from a Reddit thread that chronicles gun violence through crowdsourcing news reports.
By Laura Santhanam, Megan Crigger
Nation Feb 25

The self-described "front page of the Internet" may have a smaller user base than Facebook and Twitter, but for most Reddit users, the site's curated message boards are a go-to source for news, according to a new study released Thursday.
By Joshua Barajas
Sep 15

By Joshua Barajas
Recognizing that the “like” button isn’t appropriate for all occasions from deaths to various tragic stories, Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday that the company is building a “dislike” button for the site.
Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on “Sesame Street,” did a Reddit AMA session Friday, where he fielded questions about his decades-long career with the PBS children’s television show.
Apr 07

By Anna Sillers
Ellen Pao may have lost a Silicon Valley gender discrimination suit on all four accounts, but she isn’t backing down on a mission to increase gender equality in the tech world.

By Victoria Fleischer
For Aaron Swartz, the teen tech prodigy who became a leader in the fight against regulation and privatization of information on the internet, social activism wasn't a choice, but a calling. Filmmaker Brian Knappenberger characterizes Swartz's mission this way: “If…
Apr 20

By PBS NewsHour
More and more websites are including online commenting as a feature for their visitors. But sometimes the comment boards become venues for rudeness and insults. These comments can influence how a reader perceives the story. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with web…
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