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Reddit’s Got Another Super PAC, Devoted to Nebulous Political Interests of Reddit

Reddit’s Got Another Super PAC, Devoted to Nebulous Political Interests of Reddit

Reddit has been emerging as a pretty powerful political influence ahead of election 2012, relatively, and the social aggregation site is getting in on the Super PAC party- as BetaBeat points out, yet another PAC has emerged from Reddit’s diverse […]

Wikipedia is Now Down, Google Censors Logo, Blackouts Begin Across Web

Wikipedia is Now Down, Google Censors Logo, Blackouts Begin Across Web

As of 12 PM Eastern Standard Time, Wikipedia has taken its articles offline in protest of proposed SOPA and PIPA legislation, an eight-hour long Reddit outage is imminent, and Google has censored its logo to show support for opposition to […]

Wikipedia Issues Press Release on Anti-PIPA/SOPA Blackout

Wikipedia Issues Press Release on Anti-PIPA/SOPA Blackout

Earlier today, Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales told Twitter that Wikipedia would be backing up Reddit in a big way, going dark on Wednesday to drive home to users the significance of internet-killing anti-piracy bills. The news came as the Stop Online […]

Reddit’s Open Call to The Community For Support in Killing SOPA

Reddit’s Open Call to The Community For Support in Killing SOPA

Today in Reddit news, the site’s official blog has been updated with an open call to its powerful community for help in defeating SOPA. Reddit has in the past affected some major action- arguably pulling off a massive march on […]

US House Invites Tech Experts to Speak to Congress About SOPA Risks

US House Invites Tech Experts to Speak to Congress About SOPA Risks

One of the overwhelmingly terrifying things about the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act legislation, better known as SOPA, is that the people who seem to be backing it on a legislative level don’t really seem to understand a lot about […]

‘Best of Reddit 2011’ Voting is Open, Nominate Your Favorite Content

‘Best of Reddit 2011’ Voting is Open, Nominate Your Favorite Content

If you’re an avid Redditor, you know Reddit can be a treasure trove of valuable information on virtually any subject under the sun. Some of my personal favorites are r/keto, a catchall for low-carb eaters, r/collapse, a linkdump about all […]

Reddit Eyes Congress As Its Next Target For Punitive Action

Reddit Eyes Congress As Its Next Target For Punitive Action

Last week, Reddit (with a little help from the rest of the internet, including the Cheezburger Network and a tiny site you might have visited once or twice, Wikipedia) helped encourage web users to transfer more than 70,000 domains away […]

Reddit Finds Adoptee’s Birth Family in Less Than a Day

Reddit Finds Adoptee’s Birth Family in Less Than a Day

Via Gawker comes this Christmas miracle manifested by Reddit. A Redditor turned to the site with a heart-rending request- asking the site to find his birth family for him. And- as seems to frequently be the case with the site- […]

Reddit Calls For GoDaddy Mass Exodus Dec. 29th in SOPA Protest, Cheezburger Network Throws Down

Reddit Calls For GoDaddy Mass Exodus Dec. 29th in SOPA Protest, Cheezburger Network Throws Down

If you’ve never had to use suckiest webhost of all time- GoDaddy- it’s difficult to describe the extent to which the service blows entirely. It seems a far-below-average user experience isn’t turning users off as quickly as GoDaddy would like, […]

SOPA Would Signal the End of Reddit, GM Says

SOPA Would Signal the End of Reddit, GM Says

The Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) has been a specter looming over the internet as we know it for the past few weeks, as a last-minute reprieve and then expected revival just before the holidays has prompted opponents to cry […]

Reddit Secret Santas Number 37,000 So Far, in 110 Countries

Reddit Secret Santas Number 37,000 So Far, in 110 Countries

An update to the general Reddit blog today indicates that the site is on track to achieve its stated goal of breaking a Guinness record for Largest Online Secret Santa Game, with a massive participation from the Reddit community since […]

Louis CK Does Reddit AMA After Announcing Independently Distributed, DRM-Free Special

Louis CK Does Reddit AMA After Announcing Independently Distributed, DRM-Free Special

It’s only Monday, but web-favorite comedian Louis CK is owning the social web this week. First, the popular entertainer set tech sites buzzing with news that he was releasing his newest special, “Louis CK: Live at Beacon Theater,” exclusively via the […]

Reddit Ponies Up $31K For Critically Ill Toddler in 12 Hours

Reddit Ponies Up $31K For Critically Ill Toddler in 12 Hours

Oh, Reddit, you incorrigible band of do-gooders with an insatiable urge to better society through the power of upgoats. Although you may have noticed a spate of false charity in r/atheism yesterday, the ability of Reddit to act as a force of […]

Reddit Community Warms Up For Imminent Secret Santa Kickoff

Reddit Community Warms Up For Imminent Secret Santa Kickoff

The New York Times has covered Reddit’s increasingly popular Secret Santa program, which is set to kick off later this week on November 25th. Reddit Gifts- the offshoot of the Secret Santa subreddit– launched earlier this year after the social […]