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r/realtech • u/RealtechPostBot • Jul 03 '15

(CNN) Reddit community revolts after communications director fired

116 Upvotes

r/realtech • u/rtbot2 • Mar 16 '18

BBC calls out /r/The_donald for being a "thriving hub for conspiracy theories," says Spez and admins are "misguided" and "ill-equipped" to tackle site issues - BBC Technology

112 Upvotes

r/realtech • u/RealtechPostBot • Dec 11 '14

Congress Passes Bill Allowing Warrantless Forfeiture of Private Communications

96 Upvotes

r/realtech • u/RealtechPostBot • Jun 15 '15

Reddit users flee to Swiss copy Voat after harassment clampdown: Clone site buckling under influx of new users seeking a ‘censorship-free’ experience after Reddit banned five subreddits

theguardian.com

72 Upvotes

r/realtech • u/RealtechPostBot • May 20 '15

Reddit CEO Ellen Pao: "It's not our site's goal to be a completely free-speech platform"

businessinsider.com.au

70 Upvotes

r/realtech • u/RealtechPostBot • Jul 03 '15

Thanks Victoria Taylor: WIRED's best bits from Reddit's AMA's

62 Upvotes

r/realtech • u/RealtechPostBot • Jul 05 '15

Reddit CEO Pao Under Fire as Users Protest Removal of Executive

59 Upvotes

r/realtech • u/rtbot2 • Jun 03 '19

Due to Google's cloud outage, some Nest users couldn't unlock doors or use the AC

fastcompany.com

57 Upvotes

r/realtech • u/RealtechPostBot • Jul 08 '15

Inc. Magazine describes Pao's apology as a "Mad-Libs Template" and an example of the worst corporate apologies of 2015.

54 Upvotes

r/realtech • u/rtbot2 • Mar 21 '20

Senators urge Jeff Bezos to give Amazon warehouse workers sick leave, hazard pay

53 Upvotes

r/realtech • u/RealtechPostBot • Jul 05 '15

Reddit CEO Ellen Pao: "The Vast Majority of Reddit Users are Uninterested in" Victoria Taylor, Subreddits Going Private

thesocialmemo.org

53 Upvotes

r/realtech • u/rtbot2 • Feb 19 '20

Jeff Bezos likes to start fires then cosplay as a firefighter. His $10 billion climate change check is no different: Last year, Bezos ostensibly donated out of the good of his heart to Seattle's homeless shelters—while Amazon aggressively lobbied the city to drop a tax which would help the homeless

independent.co.uk

50 Upvotes

r/realtech • u/rtbot2 • Sep 07 '19

Automatic Listening Exploitation Act would fine a company $40K for each recording their smart home device makes without a user’s permission

govtrackinsider.com

49 Upvotes

r/realtech • u/rtbot2 • Mar 07 '17

WikiLeaks: CIA managed to bypass encryption on popular services Signal, WhatsApp

48 Upvotes

r/realtech • u/rtbot2 • Sep 10 '20

Biden Campaign Firm Hit by Suspected Kremlin Hacking Attack — the failed hacking attempt was caught by Microsoft, which reportedly gathered information identifying hackers linked to the Kremlin as the most likely suspect

thedailybeast.com

46 Upvotes

r/realtech • u/RealtechPostBot • Jun 14 '15

#RedditRevolt Rages as Redditors Condemn 'Chairman Pao's' Crackdown

44 Upvotes

r/realtech • u/RealtechPostBot • Jul 03 '15

CNN: Hundreds of subreddits blacked out in "Reddit Revolt"

43 Upvotes

r/realtech • u/rtbot2 • Jan 09 '21

Rober Mercer, the co-founder of Cambridge Analytica, is the main investor in Parler

41 Upvotes

r/realtech • u/rtbot2 • Mar 15 '20

Antibiotic found that completely kills LYME DISEASE. With very few side effects

41 Upvotes

r/realtech • u/RealtechPostBot • Jun 18 '15

Ellen Pao must pay Kleiner $276k in legal costs

41 Upvotes

r/realtech • u/rtbot2 • Jun 29 '20

TikTok banned in India along with 58 other Chinese apps amid border tensions

independent.co.uk

40 Upvotes

r/realtech • u/rtbot2 • Jan 02 '20

Climate change hope for hydrogen fuel: “Natural gas is being blended with 20% hydrogen in a trial that's of national significance... If a 20% blend were to be rolled out across Britain, it would reduce emissions of CO2 by six million tonnes - equivalent to taking 2.5 million cars off the road.”

40 Upvotes

r/realtech • u/rtbot2 • Jul 16 '17

White House Publishes Names, Emails, Phone Numbers, Home Addresses of Critics: People who spoke up about their concerns over privacy suddenly found key private details, including their email and sometimes even home addresses, released by none other than Trump’s administration.

40 Upvotes

r/realtech • u/RealtechPostBot • Sep 17 '14

Exposed: The Secret Mailing List of the Gaming Journalism Elite

40 Upvotes

r/realtech • u/rtbot2 • Oct 20 '19

Renata Ávila: "The Internet of creation disappeared. Now we have the Internet of surveillance and control”

39 Upvotes