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Twitter hits 500 million users

Twitter became the second social network to hit the milestone on Wednesday afternoon and is currently adding 14 new accounts per second. 

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Minnesota man files harassment charges against uncle over Facebook photos

You think your family has Facebook drama? Aaron Olson took his uncle to court repeatedly to settle his. 

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Sooner scandal! Coach caught using Twitter to recruit players

Assistant football coach Jay Norvell tweeted nearly identical scholarship offers on Tuesday to six different high school players, violating NCAA rules.  

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Catch Linsanity with Reddit's cofounder

Jeremy Lin is a "validation of the geek's worldview," according to Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian. Now you can enter a contest to see them both.

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The Oatmeal cartoon perfectly captures reality of Web piracy

HBO could learn a lot from Matthew Inman's latest cartoon on file-sharing. 

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Zimbabwe teen sentenced to caning for Facebook post

A 17-year-old boy in Zimbabwe was found guilty of "criminal insult" on the social network.  

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Vape World clears the air for Reddit's pot enthusiasts

After being duped by a charity scandal in r/trees, Vape World pledged to donate some money to charity and giveaway free vaporizers. 

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Palestinian prisoner ends hunger strike after Twitter outreach

Shortly after his cause became a worldwide trending top on Twitter, Khader Adnan finally ate for the first time in more than 60 days. 

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Redditors ponder a Hollywood boycott in Tuesday's Reddit Digest

Why don't people have blue hair, and should redditors boycott Tinseltown to protest anti-piracy legislation? Find out in today's Reddit Digest.

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Egyptian revolution reveals Twitter's disappearing act

Twitter records history in the moment. But a new study shows that roughly 10 percent of tweets and images are being lost over time. 

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Prohibiting sex offenders from Facebook ruled unconstitutional

The Louisiana ruling took particular issue with the statute’s definition of a chat room. 

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Twitter fail of the day: "Believe It's Not Butter"

When I Can't Believe It's Not Butter shortened its name to comply with Twitter's character limits, hilarity quickly spread. 

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How the CIA can see through walls in Monday's Reddit Digest

Today on Reddit, a power user's multiple personality disorder is making a lot of redditors angry.

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Anonymous says happy Friday with more government hacks

Anonymous strikes again for the third Friday in a row. 

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Upvote: This week on Reddit

This week, Reddit finally banned sexual images of minors.

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BBC World Service lets you shape 80th anniversary broadcast

The international radio broadcaster will be airing its morning news editorial agenda and inviting feedback across social media on Feb. 29.

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Friday's Reddit Digest—saving an orphanage in Kenya

In today's Reddit Digest, controversy over Chris Brown's police report and a witch hunt is nipped in the bud.

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Inside Facebook's outsourced anti-porn brigade

"Camel toes" are more offensive than "crushed heads," according to a training document.

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How Reddit got the scoop on Colbert's bad news

Two redditors presented evidence of why Stephen Colbert cancelled this week's tapings of "The Colbert Show."

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Diamada Galás attacks Clive Davis on Facebook

The avant-garde composer accused Davis of exploiting Whitney Houston, both during her drug-addled late career and after her death. 

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Reddit's annual awards are out in today's Reddit Digest

On Reddit now: a movie about Nazis from the dark side of the moon and a political movement of ... Neutrons?

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Social media helps environmentalists oppose controversial pipeline

Environmentalists have gathered 800,000 signatures and counting from people who oppose the Keystone XL pipeline.

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Vagina Pagina: LiveJournal's sex ed for grownups

Vagina Pagina, which deals with sexual health, is one of LiveJournal's breakout communities.