Reddit is clarifying its policy against bullying and harassment, posting new rules on Monday about the prohibited behavior. The changes, according to the administrator, Landoflobsters, were made due to user feedback and meant to make stopping abuse easier. The new policy specifies that “being annoying, downvoting, or disagreeing” with another user isn’t harassment. The policy …
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The Google Pixel 4 leaks keep coming, but this time around it’s for the XL variant. Images of the new phone appear to have showed up on Reddit and give an idea of how the larger version of the next Pixel might look. A Reddit user posted purported images of the Google Pixel 4 XL on the Pixel subreddit late …
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Reddit announced a limited-time livestreaming feature Monday, which users can try out through Friday between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT. Called Reddit Public Access Network, or r/pan in the parlance of the discussion forum site, the feature lets users create and watch live video and vote it up or down. The feature is available this week …
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Liking tweets and retweeting them are fine ways to support your favorite Twitter personalities. But you know what’s better? Cash. And now the Brave browser lets you put your money where your mouse is. Brave has built a Twitter tipping system into the newest version of the ad-blocking browser, released Thursday for Windows, MacOS and Linux. The online gratuity service, …
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Your Independence Day visits to r/technology will be short indeed — Reddit’s tech subreddit is offline as part of a stand against social media. Wikipedia cofounder Larry Sangler led the push to “demand that giant, manipulative corporations give us back control over our data, privacy, and user experience.” “Following on from the announcement by Larry Sangler of a Social Media …
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Reddit has many subreddits dedicated to different interests. Fans of President Donald Trump, for example, have their own space called The_Donald. That subreddit is now at risk of going away due to violations of the site’s content policy. Reddit administrators quarantined The_Donald on Wednesday. Redditors visiting the board were met with a warning about the quarantine and a message saying violations …
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In internet-fail news, it looks like streaming service Hulu, gaming service Xbox Live and self-described “front page of the internet” Reddit all experienced outages Wednesday afternoon. Down Detector recorded over 10,000 reports about Microsoft’s Xbox Live being down and another 10,000 reports of Hulu being down. The Xbox Live status page confirms that core services are “limited.” “Our team is working hard to …
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Personal Capital chief marketing officer Porter Gale is joining Reddit’s board of directors, the company announced Tuesday. Gale will be the first female independent board member in Reddit’s history. While another woman has held a leadership position at the company and sat on the board, Gale is the first outside hire. Gale tweeted about her new position following the formal …
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Samsung’s Galaxy Fold is getting a lot of attention — and not the good kind. Earlier reviewers of Samsung’s first foldable phone this week reported broken Fold screens after just a few days of use. Pictures of their bulging, “broken,” “unusable,” and “flickering” Folds unleashed a flood of reactions across social media sites like Twitter and Reddit. CNET’s Galaxy Fold …
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Reddit may make $119 million in ad revenue in 2019. The popular online social platform is also on its way to more than double its ad revenues by 2021, according to market analysis firm eMarketer’s forecasts. “As a mix of forum and trending news site with a bit of social network, Reddit has operated on an ‘open internet’ ethos,” Monica …
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