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Reddit apologizes for encouraging dangerous Boston ‘witch hunts’
Monday, April 22, 2013 19:48
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Reddit on Monday apologized for being a rallying point for online witch hunts as amateur sleuths used the social news website to expose the people behind the bombing at the Boston Marathon.
“Though started with noble intentions, some of the activity on Reddit fueled online witch hunts and dangerous speculation which spiraled into very negative consequences for innocent parties,” Reddit general manager Erik Martin said in a blog post.
“We all need to look at what happened and make sure that in the future we do everything we can to help, and not hinder, crisis situations.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/22/re…tch-hunts/
2013-04-22 19:45:07
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