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Reddit CEO promises change as site stabilises after mod protest

Interim CEO Ellen Pao has said that change is on the way following Reddit’s return to normal following last week’s mod protest. A number of the site’s subreddits were last week locked down after the mod in charge of the site’s popular AMAs, named Victoria, was allegedly fired. The bigger …

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r/gaming and other Reddits taken down by protest

Reddit is in the midst of a rebellion after the mod in charge of the site’s popular AMAs was allegedly fired. Victoria, known by the name ‘chooter’ on the site, is said to have been booted by management after an AMA (which stands for ‘Ask Me Anything’ – these are …

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Trolls under pressure as both Reddit and Twitter take action to limit hate

The internet’s reputation as a hatred free-for-all is being increasingly challenged, and now two of its leading networks have taken steps to limit people’s freedom to abuse. Having outlined a new anti-harassment policy last month, Rediit has today taken the unprecedented step of completely banning five hate-led subreddits – r/fatpeoplehate …

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Reddit mods sign League of Legends NDA with Riot

It has emerged that most of the moderation team of the League of Legends subreddit have signed up to a non-disclosure agreement with developer Riot Games. The Daily Dot reports that while Reddit has told mods that signing the NDA is not mandatory, doing so will grant them direct access …

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Moderator removes World of Warcraft subreddit in protest at login issues

One of the most active World of Warcraft communities on the internet was this weekend temporarily suspended as an act of protest. The top moderator of Reddit’s World of Warcraft subreddit on Saturday suspended the page entirely as a result of his prolonged struggle to long into the game since …

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Reddit app coming to Xbox One in the US

As if you needed more excuse to spend time on Reddit, Microsoft has created an app for it on Xbox One. Only coming to the US and Canada for now, Reddx can be snapped to the side of the screen and lets readers browse, submit and interact with subreddits. There’s …

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Twitch CEO responds to audio copyright criticism: ‘We screwed up’

The CEO of Twitch has given more details on the site’s recent overhaul of its audio copyright laws. Answering questions in a Reddit AmA, Emmett Shear responded to queries surrounding the introduction of technology that will scan streamed videos for copyrighted audio and mute flagged videos for half an hour. …

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Gabe Newell’s Reddit AMA scrapped and rescheduled after T&Cs breach

Valve founder Gabe Newell was supposed to hold his long awaited Reddit AMA yesterday. It didn’t happen. That’s because Newell failed to adhere to a couple of Reddit’s terms and conditions – specifically it wasn’t submitted through the site’s approved channel and was posted too long before the event was …

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Reddit plots Battlefield 3 boycott

Though the reward of extra weapons and perks for those who pre-order a game is far from a new phenomenon, EA’s decision to do so with Battlefield 3 has seemingly caused some upset. The game community of link-sharing service Reddit is attempting to set up a boycott for the game. …

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O2 Ireland begins web censoring

The Irish arm of telcoms operator O2 has begun censoring websites in the region, with image sharing site Imgur seemingly the first portal identified for blockage. Talk has been rumbling of behind-the-scenes government negotiations regarding the introduction of an official state policy that would see websites accused of hosting malicious …

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