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Reddit Is Leaning Harder on Its Banhammer
Reddit released its 2022 transparency report Wednesday, showing how the site has been laying on the “ban” button hard after the company started a crackdown on non-consensual intimate media (NCIM) after a rules change in March of last year. These instances of NCIM include any kind of intimate image posted without consent or a person’s…
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Google Maps’ Immersive View Is Finally Rolling Out to Some Users
If you cross your fingers, bow your head, and pray to the great Google gods above, you could be one of the first few to access Google Maps’ long-awaited “immersive view.” The 3D cities flyover feature has been quietly rolling out to users over the past week, though only some are reporting that they have…
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Memestock Traders Flocked to ‘Gangnam Style’ YouTube Comments While Reddit Was Down
The self-proclaimed “Apes” over at r/Superstonk, the main subreddit dedicated to discussions about GameStop stock, flooded the comments section on South Korean artist PSY’s 2012 superhit “Gangnum Style” on Tuesday. They were not there because they were PSY fans — although I’m sure some do like the song — they were because Reddit was down,…
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Marvel Demands Reddit Expose The Redditors Behind the Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Script Leak
Marvel’s latest entry to its superhero empire, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, opened last month to mixed reviews from both critics and diehard MCU fans alike. But a polarising reception is the least of Marvel’s worries surrounding the film as the studio tries to pin down the scoundrels that leaked the movie’s script on Reddit.