Fortune tellers, beware, although if you’re really psychic you’ll already know: This dog is coming for your job.
Redditor SmallRubyTouringHat posted this picture of their dog, Baja, although they almost exclusively call him Puppy, looking ominously i…
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Man layers 13 cellos to create a beautiful cover of ‘Song of Durin’ from ‘Lord of the Rings’
Durin would certainly be proud.
YouTuber Cellofrag took on a massively impressive cover of “Song of Durin” from Lord of the Rings. Using only different recordings of himself, which took over 100 hours of work, he performed 13 different part…
Reddit waits until it’s too late to ban violence-glorifying subreddits
Another day, another internet giant belatedly deciding to apply its own policies in the face of a tragedy.
Following the tragic Christchurch terrorist attack in New Zealand that left 49 people dead and scores more injured, and the subsequent sharing online of a livestream from the killer, Reddit has banned two subreddits that it now says glorified or celebrated violence.
The first, r/watchpeopledie, was pretty much exactly what it sounds like — a place where people shared and commented on grisly videos of real deaths. The second, r/gore, was less specific in its death requirements but also contained violent video and images. Read more…
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View More Reddit waits until it’s too late to ban violence-glorifying subredditsAfter Christchurch, Reddit bans communities infamous for sharing graphic videos of death
In the aftermath of the tragic mosque massacre that claimed 49 lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, tech companies scrambled to purge their platforms of promotional materials that the shooter left behind. As most of the internet is now unfortunately aware, the event was broadcast live on Facebook, making it one of the most horrific incidents […]
View More After Christchurch, Reddit bans communities infamous for sharing graphic videos of deathThe trans meme community on Reddit is about so much more than jokes
There are dozens of subreddits for the trans community on Reddit, each designed to meet a certain psychological need.
There’s r/asktransgender, dedicated to people’s questions about the community, r/transgender, a subreddit for trans news, and r/transtimelines, where people can document their transitions. These are large and vibrant groups, with followers in the tens of thousands.
But for some folks who are just coming out as trans, memes and GIFs — not traditional, location-based support groups or advice-based subreddits — are where they first find community.
Take r/traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns, Reddit’s oldest active subreddit for trans-centered shitposts, memes, and GIFs. Traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns currently has over 84,300 “shitposters,” many of whom post meaningful content about transphobia or transitioning, then disguise it in shitpost robes or meme make-up. Read more…
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View More The trans meme community on Reddit is about so much more than jokesThe viral ‘Trashtag Challenge’ encourages people to clean up litter
There’s a new viral challenge spreading across social media, and it’s making the world a cleaner place.
The “Trashtag Challenge” is inspiring people on Twitter, Instagram, and Reddit to take a walk outside and clean up any litter they stumble upon.
T…
The ‘Thanks, I hate it’ meme has found its spiritual home
Some memes are born to die. Others, like the “Thanks, I hate it” meme, can live eternally.
“Thanks, I hate it” — unlike many memes which fade as quickly as they appear — has real life force and patrons supporting its art. And thankfully there’s a whole new subreddit, r/TIHI (Thanks, I hate it), dedicated to keeping this meme alive.
At its core, “Thanks, I hate it” is a meme that celebrates what I like to call “Internet Gothic.” Similar to Southern Gothic, Internet Gothic is composed of the grotesque: hellish images, perverse Photoshops, photos suggestive of late capitalism, disturbing GIFs, shitposts, nihilist memes, and all the dumb shit we try and forget we saw on the internet. Read more…
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NBA Reddit is rightfully obsessed with Carly Rae Jepsen
The NBA fans of Reddit are a lighthearted bunch. Extremely internet meme-dom peppers the typical talk of games and trades and stats. But the r/NBA subreddit recently took the discussion in a surprising — and delightful — direction, concerning pop star, queer icon, and internet queen Carly Rae Jepsen.
On January 30, Reddit user u/NAD_83 shared the news that Jepsen would be signing the Canadian National Anthem at the NBA All Star game, which takes place this weekend, on February 17. The news itself is not that surprising: Jepsen, who is Canadian, rose to fame after placing third on Canadian Idol in 2007. Read more…
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View More NBA Reddit is rightfully obsessed with Carly Rae JepsenReddit 2018 transparency report details government data requests
Turn over the front page of the internet, and you’re liable to discover that it’s not just Reddit users interested in what’s going on behind the scenes.
The company released its annual transparency report on Feb. 13, offering both a detailed lo…
Reddit says government data requests more than doubled in 2018
Reddit has said the number of government requests for user data has more than doubled in 2018 than on the previous year. The news and content sharing site said in its latest transparency report, posted Wednesday, it received a 752 requests from governments during the year, up from 310 requests a year earlier. Broken down, […]
View More Reddit says government data requests more than doubled in 20182018 really was more of a dumpster fire for online hate and harassment, ADL study finds
Around 37 percent of Americans were subjected to severe hate and harassment online in 2018, according to a new study by the Anti-Defamation League, up from about 18 percent in 2017. And over half of all Americans experienced some form of harassment according to the ADL study. Facebook users bore the brunt of online harassment […]
View More 2018 really was more of a dumpster fire for online hate and harassment, ADL study findsNo, Tencent isn’t about to burn Reddit down
Ahoy, it’s doom and gloom for Reddit after the company welcomed investment from Chinese censorship overlord Tencent. Well, not quite. The reality is, in fact, it’s quite the opposite. In recruiting the company behind one of the internet’s largest and vibrant social networks — chat app WeChat — and countless blockbuster games, Reddit has pulled off […]
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