Farhad and Mike’s Week in Tech: Twitter and Reddit Take a Stand
Farhad and Mike’s Week in Tech: Twitter and Reddit Take a Stand
Reddit Bans Nazis, and Honolulu Bans Distracted Walking
Farhad: Russia Today wasn’t the only thing that was banned this week.
Each Friday, Farhad Manjoo and Mike Isaac, technology reporters at , review the week’s news, offering analysis
and maybe a joke or two about the most important developments in the tech industry.
Perhaps Reddit, which has raised significant venture financing over the past two years, is trying
to present a more polished view of itself in hopes of one day being acquired or going public.
That has led Reddit down some dark paths, like refusing to ban outright racist groups
and topic pages, not to mention dealing with an entire community devoted to “creepshots” of underage women.
Anyway, I’ll be in Washington and New York over the next few weeks, so maybe I’ll get lucky and it’ll be snowing.
Farhad: Meanwhile the city of Honolulu banned looking at your phone while walking.
The two news sites are Russia Today and Sputnik, both of which are backed by the Kremlin and are accused of furthering Russian propaganda worldwide.
Reddit Bans Nazis, and Honolulu Bans Distracted Walking
Farhad: Russia Today wasn’t the only thing that was banned this week.
Each Friday, Farhad Manjoo and Mike Isaac, technology reporters at , review the week’s news, offering analysis
and maybe a joke or two about the most important developments in the tech industry.
Perhaps Reddit, which has raised significant venture financing over the past two years, is trying
to present a more polished view of itself in hopes of one day being acquired or going public.
That has led Reddit down some dark paths, like refusing to ban outright racist groups
and topic pages, not to mention dealing with an entire community devoted to “creepshots” of underage women.
Anyway, I’ll be in Washington and New York over the next few weeks, so maybe I’ll get lucky and it’ll be snowing.
Farhad: Meanwhile the city of Honolulu banned looking at your phone while walking.
The two news sites are Russia Today and Sputnik, both of which are backed by the Kremlin and are accused of furthering Russian propaganda worldwide.