The popular geek subreddit r/technology has been caught censoring posts in what forum moderators are calling “a disaster” for the board. Reddit today removed the “default subreddit” status from r/technology meaning it has lost its “preferred” standing, a status only afforded to two dozen Reddit communities. The move was made after Reddit admins found r/technology…
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Terminally ill 23-year-old man dies after Reddit-backed around-the-world trip
Today we learned that Jake Villanueva, the 23-year-old who posted about his terminal cancer on Reddit last summer and was rewarded with $30,000 in donations to travel around the world, has died. Back in June 2012, 23-year-old Jake Villanueva of Vancouver took to Reddit to do an AMA (ask me anything) on his condition and…
Reddit’s most loved/hated troll, Violentacrez, has been doxed – actual identify exposed by gawker
Violentacrez is the Internet’s greatest troll – you either love him or hate him. He starts controversial subreddits such as Creepshots (pictures of unsuspecting women), Jailbait (pictures of scantily clad underage girls, most picked off of Facebook), RapeBait. Still, many redditers champion him as their poster boy for free speech. Other redditers on the other…








