Is Facebook actually making us more polite?
A new study found comments left on Facebook to be far more “civil” than those on the articles themselves.
On Oct 15, 2013 by Aaron Sankin
Google’s about to start selling your image to advertisers
The Internet’s newest commercial spokesperson is… you.
On Oct 11, 2013 by Miles Klee
Comment moderation and the (anti-) social Web
Comment moderation is not a First Amendment issue, but conversations about free speech often overlook this very basic point.
On Oct 9, 2013 by [email protected]
YouTube finally cracks down on notoriously heinous comment sections
YouTube comments are notorious dens of filth, racism, and misogyny, but now the video site is finally doing something about it.
On Sep 25, 2013 by Gaby Dunn
Stay positive, or else: Is Goodreads’ new review policy censorship?
While Goodreads prunes its comments, users fight back by deleting their accounts.
On Sep 24, 2013 by Aja Romano
Are Internet trolls so bad for science we need to silence them?
The 141 year old science magazine Popular Science has decided to disable comments on its site.
On Sep 24, 2013 by Joe Kloc
We can’t believe it took this long to attach a GoPro to a soaring eagle
A brilliant genius strapped a GoPro camera to the back of an eagle and posted the video to YouTube.
On Sep 18, 2013 by Gaby Dunn
Revealed: The secret to winning the game of Reddit
Reddit’s never seen someone like UpMan, king of the comments.
On Sep 13, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
Every YouTube flaw eviscerated in 8 minutes
JelloApocalypse has 99 problems, and YouTube accounts for every single one of them.
On Aug 13, 2013 by Kris Holt
Amazon reviewers totally underwhelmed by $1.4 million Monet
“For as much as I paid I’m a little upset that this isn’t a new painting,” wrote one disappointed reviewer.
On Aug 7, 2013 by Kris Holt
PETA lawsuit seeks to ID mean anonymous commenters
The world’s most successful trolling organization is furious that anonymous strangers said unflattering things about it on the Internet.
On May 28, 2013 by Kevin Morris
NHL exec files defamation suit against mean Internet commenters
Slobberface, mowerman, sir psycho sexy, and all the rest of you Internet commenters, listen up. Brian Burke is coming for you.
On Apr 30, 2013 by Kevin Collier
#WeirdWednesday: A plea to avoid comments
One Twitter user is on a mission to help you avoid comment sections online.
On Feb 27, 2013 by Kris Holt
Internet Comment Etiquette: Your guide to conspiracy theories
Erik Hoffstad has spent much of his adult life cruising through the comments sections of nearly every site on the Internet.
On Dec 31, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Internet Comment Etiquette: “What To Do When You’re Sick”
Erik Hoffstad shows you how to leave a comment “that’s rich in vitamin C.”
On Dec 11, 2012 by [email protected]
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