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April 24, 2013 10:32 pm GMT

Don't Blame All of Reddit for Boston Bombing Witch Hunt

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An attempt by a handful of Reddit users-cum-wannabe digital forensics experts to find the perpetrator of last week's fatal Boston Marathon bombing has been rightfully criticized as unhelpful by multiple commentators, including many reporters and the FBI itself

However, many of those critics have unjustly targeted Reddit as a whole, as opposed to the small but suddenly highly visible minority who engaged in the digital witch hunt. Those who would make such widespread accusations are ignoring several key points about Reddit's structure. Read more...

1. Reddit Isn't One Community, It's a Community of Communities

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