Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2012

Sites includes Wikipedia , Reddit , BoingBoing , and Global Voices are “going dark” and will black out the Global Voices Advocacy site for 12 hours on January 18 beginning at 8 am. Current copyright laws are occasionally misused in the U.S, And the issues and forces that are driving the passage of a law are still at play.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

After it was able to contain the attack, Robinhood said the unauthorized third party sought an “extortion payment,” and the company notified law enforcement but did not say whether it had made any payments. Robinhood enlisted the help of outside security firm Mandiant as it investigates the incident.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2022

laws around cannabis use differ across EU member nations, leading companies to navigate a complex framework of laws. In the comments section, both Reddit and TikTok have some news: Reddit is rolling out the ability to search comments , making it so you don’t have to click on several comments to find threads you are interested in.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The architecture of law creates conditions for innovation and can also chill it. In the lead-up to the court hearing the case, a host of amicus briefs emphasized its far-reaching implications: from nonprofits ( Wikimedia Foundation ) to community content moderation ( Reddit and Reddit moderators ) and small businesses and startups ( Engine ).

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Reddit is also having a go, experimenting with it for its chat feature. Zack and Carly took a look back at how law enforcement cracked down on cybercriminals this year. We’re talking about the open standards-based comms protocol called Matrix that Paul went deep on. Indian startups were flush with cash with record investments.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2012

Many became aware of the movement against the Stop Online Piracy Act after the January 18 service blackouts started by Wikipedia and Reddit (with support from Craigslist and Google ). As a presumably law-abiding nonprofit, you might've wondered how much SOPA could've really endangered your mission.

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The Verge

AUGUST 19, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission has filed an amended antitrust complaint against Facebook , alleging that the company violated federal antitrust laws with its acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. That effort appears to have been unsuccessful. “As

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2023

Offering users customer support or consulting services are common revenue streams, according to product development consultant Victoria Melnikova, who also says devs should form partnerships and use platforms like Reddit and Hacker News to reach potential paying customers. “To

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The Verge

JANUARY 27, 2021

The Reddit meme that bludgeoned a hedge fund There are three things to remember as you watch the chaos unfolding with GameStop’s stock price. There is a Reddit forum for this , r/WallStreetBets, which describes itself as being “like 4chan found a Bloomberg Terminal.” Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge. it’s not just GameStop anymore.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2023

Do Kwon in custody : It looks like law enforcement caught up with Terra creator Do Kwon, who was reportedly arrested at the Montenegro airport, Jacquelyn writes. Despite saying he was cooperating with law enforcement, Kwon’s whereabouts have been unknown since September. TikTok called out for misusing Citizen Lab research , by Amanda.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 6, 2020

If you’re outside the warranty, Reddit users had previously reported costs of $40 for an out-of-warranty repair , which is nearly the cost of a replacement single Joy-Con controller. Nintendo offers repairs, but they’re not cheap. They run for $50 individually or $80 as a pair.) Is anyone suing Nintendo?

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The Verge

OCTOBER 22, 2020

But as critics are discovering, the law is giving Proctorio an unexpected advantage, allowing the company to shut down criticisms by appealing to copyright law. +. Linkletter’s experience is just one of a string of high-profile spats involving Proctorio, as teachers and students call out what they see as invasive tracking.

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 29, 2022

Folks on Reddit have some thoughts. Along those same lines, using a VPN to unblock streaming services like Netflix from a country where it's not available isn't technically against the law, but it is a violation of the company's terms of use — i.e., you may get slapped with a warning or error message if caught.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2021

If the phrase evokes images of celebrities hawking hard seltzer, think again: An influencer can be as humble as an enthusiastic Reddit user who manages your Telegram channel. According to Uber growth marketing manager Jonathan Martinez: “ … You don’t need to find influencers with millions of followers.

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The Verge

AUGUST 3, 2021

While native medicinal practitioners used cannabis to treat illnesses in the past, a law introduced in 1935 under British colonial rule criminalized cannabis. Despite these laws, cannabis is the most-used illicit drug in Sri Lanka , with an estimated 600,000 users ; natural scientist Wasantha Sena Weliange believes that number is much higher.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Nor can we say how much they benefited from similarly permissive policies on YouTube, Reddit, and Twitter. Banning Holocaust denial doesn’t make it go away — Germany does so by law, and far-right forces are still on the rise there ( and preaching the gospel of QAnon , to boot).

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Not that NSA : Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari signs the Nigeria Startup Bill into law , reports Tage. Kyle wrote about Reddit, whose chief product officer, Pali Bhat, told the crowd that over 3 million of its users have tapped into its Vault blockchain wallet to create over 3 million crypto wallets to date.

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The Verge

AUGUST 10, 2021

The company has promoted encrypted messaging across its ecosystem, encouraged limits on how mobile apps can gather data, and fought law enforcement agencies looking for user records. Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and many other companies scan users’ files against hash libraries, often using a Microsoft-built tool called PhotoDNA.

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Everyaction

MAY 14, 2018

Do your research Every state has different laws when it comes to elections and voter registration, so research carefully to make sure that you are giving students accurate and up-to-date information. For the most accurate information, visit your secretary of state’s or board of elections’ websites. EveryAction's. social share tracking and.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

It’s your car watching your every move to make your travel safe and efficient; it’s cameras on traffic lights and road-bed sensors watching your car’s every move to see that it obeys the laws. Fast Company reports that the fastest growing age group using Facebook and Google+ are people over 45.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 27, 2025

X owner Elon Musk was privately messaging with Reddit CEO Steve Huffman while also putting public pressure on the social media company’s content moderation efforts, The Verge reported Thursday. Two months ago, several Reddit subreddits started to block links to X in protest of Musk appearing to give the Nazi salute.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 13, 2025

The law shields online platforms from liability for user-generated content while allowing moderation in good faith. If no agreement is reached by the deadline Section 230 would cease to be law. The debate over the law centers on balancing accountability for harmful content with the risks of censorship and stifled innovation.

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Non Profit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

We dont have digital data for a lot of human intelligence, because people werent valuing the people who produce those books, or the people who produce that artit didnt get digitized, didnt get celebrated, didnt receive comments on Reddit or Facebook. AI is not inherently a tool that must be used to consolidate wealth and power.

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The Verge

AUGUST 11, 2020

Reddit has banned another community dedicated to posting racist remarks on its platform — but only after co-founder Alexis Ohanian decided to report the subreddit. And not by actually reporting it to Reddit, but instead calling it out in a Twitter thread. Reddit’s history with racist content dates back years.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Voat, an “anti-censorship” alternative social network that’s been described as the “alt-right Reddit,” is scheduled to shut down on December 25th. Voat was founded in 2014 and hosted Reddit-like forums with minimal moderation. Photo by ROB ENGELAAR/ANP/AFP via Getty Images. Voat had a close brush with death in 2017.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The next Mark Zuckerberg? ”: Two Stanford dropouts created Fizz, which Amanda describes as “the anonymous, college-only, Reddit-like social app” that helps you stay connected should your alternative pandemic communication options fail you. Manish has more. “ It’s here, it’s here! : billion , Kyle writes.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Atrium, a 100-person legal tech startup founded by Justin Kan, shut down in March after failing to find an efficient way to replace the arduous systems of law firms. Goldstein and Reddit co-founder Steve Huffman, was one of the first travel aggregation platforms on the market. Total Raised: $75 million. Hipmunk (2010-2020).

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2023

One Reddit user claims that, given a budget of $100 to spend within a server instance, Auto-GPT made a wiki page on cats, exploited a flaw in the instance to gain admin-level access and took over the Python environment in which it was running — and then “killed” itself.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Further reading: Reddit bans anti-vaccine subreddit r/NoNewNormal after site-wide protest. Apple and Google must allow developers to use other payment systems, new Korean law declares. Ivermectin misinformation has poisoned Amazon’s platform, with few fixes planned. Apple will ask before it targets you with its ads in iOS 15.

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The Verge

APRIL 25, 2021

A woman has sued Reddit for allowing an ex-boyfriend to repeatedly post pornographic images of her as a 16-year-old. The resulting case will test the limits of platforms’ legal shields amid ongoing efforts to pare back the law behind them. Footage allegedly spread on the ‘darkest and most disturbing’ corners of Reddit.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 27, 2025

According to a new report in The Verge, Musk privately contacted Reddit CEO Steve Huffman regarding content on the social sharing platform. Before Musk reached out to the Reddit CEO, the owner of X went on a public tirade against Reddit. We will evaluate content reported to us and take action if it violates.”

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The Verge

JUNE 17, 2020

Researchers discovered a Russian misinformation campaign that used forged documents and a network of burner accounts to spread rumors across Facebook and Reddit. In the years that followed, the campaign shifted to Reddit, Medium, and even the user-generated portion of BuzzFeed. (Cat Zakrzewski / The Washington Post ). Governing. ?

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

Based on what users on platforms like X and Reddit have shared, it appears that ​​Gemini 2.0 Reddit However, for photographers and other artists, this is certainly a concerning use of the tool, at least until Google puts some guardrails on the AI image generation feature. Flash doesn't just remove the watermark.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

On a Reddit thread, a number of 23andMe customers said they are having trouble actually deleting their data. Reddit user jacmrose complained, “tried canceling and never got the email they are supposed to send to confirm.” And they’re taking to social media to air their complaints.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 6, 2025

Mark's unbearable brother-in-law Ricken (Michael Chernus) is shown using a generic Android-style device in Season 1, and we've also seen Mark wielding a similar gadget. One Season 1 screenshot shared on Reddit even reveals that the story takes place in the town of Kier, PE.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 3, 2025

The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is investigating TikTok , Reddit , and Imgur over how they handle children's personal data, the agency announced on Monday. The probe comes amid rising concerns over how social media and video-sharing platforms collect and process data from younger users.

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The Verge

JULY 7, 2020

Google , Facebook, and Twitter won’t process user data requests from the Hong Kong government amid concerns that a new security law could criminalize protests. It’s unclear what actions will be considered to violate the new law, but police arrested a man last week for brandishing a Hong Kong independence flag. Bobby Allyn / NPR).

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