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BDSM Community Reacts After Kink Website FetLife Goes Invite Only
Following accusations that it doesn't do enough to stop sexual harassment and abuse, BDSM, kink, and fetish site FetLife halted new sign-ups. As Fetlife works to straighten out its kinks, we asked users how the changes are impacting their online...
Steemit Is Like Reddit, But Where Upvotes Equal a Cryptocurrency Payout
But some experts say it's all too good to be true.
Reddit’s r/MadLads Captures the End of British Lad Culture
Is the Bantersaurus rex approaching extinction?
Twenty Years Ago, Trolling Was Repeatedly Posting ‘Meow’ in Usenet Groups
The 'Meow Wars' were a landmark in shitposting.
How To Keep Stack Overflow from Turning Into a Landfill
Why the site is in decline and how to save it, according to IT researchers.
The Internet of Estranged Families
Sites like r/raisedbynarcissists let children who don’t talk to their parents talk to each other.
Get Rich or Die Typing: The World of Textcee Rappers
Delve into the forums where internet rappers exchange lyrics in text-based battles.
I Got Kicked Off a Mumsnet Forum After Asking People About Transphobia
Mumsnet, once just a place on the internet for British moms to ask each other for advice, may be feeling the bite of the internet's openness.
Newbie Drivers Meet Embittered Veterans on the UberPeople Forum
Workers unite online to dish advice, share horror stories, and bitch about their job.
The Forums With Only One User
A Buffy fan forum was sieged in 2010 when people realised it had thousands of posts but only one member.
Dark Web Hacking Forum 'Hell’ Appears to Have New Owners
"Hell," the recent trading spot for millions of passwords and caches of stolen data, has apparently been traded itself.
This Comic Captures 'Growing Up Internet,' From 4Chan Trolls to Forum Cops
Merritt Kopas's 'Internet Murder Revenge Fantasy' recalls coming of age online pre-Facebook.