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Reddit's top user says he's 'done' after being outed
One of Reddit’s most prolific posters and moderators is speaking out about the continuing and threats he’s experienced on the platform, and what he sees as a lack of support from administrators.Robert Allam, known to redditors as , is one of Reddit’s . He leads the site in karma points—more than 36 million—and oversees dozens of subreddits. As someone influential on the internet, Allam is familiar with backlash, which he says has come in “waves” over the years.But now, he’s reached a breaking point. A posted , flagging him and a small group of others moderators for being behind many of...…One of Reddit’s most prolific posters and moderators is speaking out about the continuing and threats he’s experienced on the platform, and what he sees as a lack of support from administrators.Robert Allam, known to redditors as , is one of Reddit’s . He leads the site in karma points—more than 36 million—and oversees dozens of subreddits. As someone influential on the internet, Allam is familiar with backlash, which he says has come in “waves” over the years.But now, he’s reached a breaking point. A posted , flagging him and a small group of others moderators for being behind many of...WW…
Barbara Walters shutting Trump down is Twitter's new favorite #TBT
Twitter has crowned a new champion of thanks to a resurfaced 1990 interview with .In the popular video, tweeted by , Walters grilled Trump about his then-recent business failures and flirtations with bankruptcy.“I’ve never seen press reporting as I have in regards to me,” Trump says, going on the defensive with a line that sounds today. “And I hope the general public understands how inherently dishonest the press in this country is.”“As a member of the press, let me try to clear up some of the things that you say aren’t true,” Walters counters, reading back to Trump some of his own quotes...…Twitter has crowned a new champion of thanks to a resurfaced 1990 interview with .In the popular video, tweeted by , Walters grilled Trump about his then-recent business failures and flirtations with bankruptcy.“I’ve never seen press reporting as I have in regards to me,” Trump says, going on the defensive with a line that sounds today. “And I hope the general public understands how inherently dishonest the press in this country is.”“As a member of the press, let me try to clear up some of the things that you say aren’t true,” Walters counters, reading back to Trump some of his own quotes...WW…
How Reddit Awards became the sneaky new way to spread hate speech
moderators say the platform’s award feature—designed to acknowledge content—is actually being used to harass and troll posters.Moderator DubTeeDub, who oversees and , flagged the issue in , a subreddit for moderators to connect with Reddit administrators.“One of our moderators sticked a series post about the lynching of a Black man, Ahmaud Arbery,” the post begins. “In response, a troll gifted a Reddit Community Award of ‘Im Deceased’ on the post. The award is a skull laughing and the text says ‘Call an ambulance, I’m laughing too hard.'”In an interview with the Daily Dot, the moderator...…moderators say the platform’s award feature—designed to acknowledge content—is actually being used to harass and troll posters.Moderator DubTeeDub, who oversees and , flagged the issue in , a subreddit for moderators to connect with Reddit administrators.“One of our moderators sticked a series post about the lynching of a Black man, Ahmaud Arbery,” the post begins. “In response, a troll gifted a Reddit Community Award of ‘Im Deceased’ on the post. The award is a skull laughing and the text says ‘Call an ambulance, I’m laughing too hard.'”In an interview with the Daily Dot, the moderator...WW…
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