Reddit sues over social media ban as businesses watch metrics drop

Reddit filed a lawsuit challenging Australia’s social media ban for under-16s, arguing it violates political communication freedoms. What’s Happening: Reddit filed a lawsuit on 13 December 2025 against Australia’s social media ban for users under 16, naming the Commonwealth of Australia and Communications Minister Anika Wells as defendants. Why This Matters: Reddit lawsuit highlights broader […]

1 Reason Now Might Be the Perfect Time to Buy Reddit Stock

Key Points Reddit benefits from a growing user base that seeks out the platform for answers on a range of topics. Advertising revenue grew 74% year over year last quarter. Reddit benefits from a strong tailwind in the global advertising market, which is expected to grow faster than consumer spending. 10 stocks we like better […]

Brown and MIT Shooting Solved from Reddit Tip

Massachusetts authorities confirmed Brown University shooter killed MIT nuclear scientist. Redditor (Lamin_Kaare) is a Homeless Man named John and he is a former Brown University student. He is credited for cracking the case wide open by police. He called the tip line and flagged his OWN Reddit post, and was seen on video walking very […]

How a Reddit tipster cracked the Brown University and MIT shooting cases

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Having unleashed a multiagency manhunt — involving the Providence police, the FBI and a $50,000 reward — the clue investigators needed in the Brown University shooting was ultimately found not on a street corner but in a Reddit thread. Online tipsters have had a mixed record when it comes to providing information […]

How surveillance technology and Reddit helped search for a killer

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — More than a decade ago, a frenzied 5-day search for the Boston Marathon bombers left some lessons in its aftermath. One was that increasingly pervasive surveillance technology could help catch the culprits. Another was that amateur online sleuths on Reddit could not. But the intense search this week for a suspect […]

Kash Patel Under Fire After Reddit Post Finds Brown Shooting Suspect

FBI Director Kash Patel continues to come under fire as it appears that a Reddit user did a better job of getting leads on the Brown University shooter than the entire FBI.  After being unable to find the shooter who killed two students and injured nine at Brown University, as well as the suspect in […]

Social media ban. Why Reddit High Court challenge could succeed

Will Reddit succeed in getting the High Court to strike down the “world-first social media ban” for under-16s? The trick answer is no, because there is no “social media ban” and you can’t strike down something that doesn’t exist. The law in Australia does not ban under-16s from accessing social media – despite what the […]

Reddit comment led police to identify Brown University shooter

A comment in a Reddit thread was what led police and FBI investigators to identify the Brown University shooter. Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said the comment on Reddit was what enabled police to track down the rental car which enabled them to identify the shooter … Reddit can be such a useful source […]