Mediagazer: Reddit is changing algorithms and processes after Orlando shooting fallout raised questions about volunteer mods, censorship, and small groups' influence (Hayley Tsukayama/Washington Post)

4:15 PM ET, June 16, 2016

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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:

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Hayley Tsukayama / Washington Post:

Reddit is changing algorithms and processes after Orlando shooting fallout raised questions about volunteer mods, censorship, and small groups' influence — As the shooting in Orlando unfolded Sunday, the biggest news on Reddit — the self-proclaimed “front page of the Internet” — wasn't the crime taking place in Florida.

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FT takes controlling stake in content marketing company Alpha Grid — Publisher to ramp up its presence in branded content, especially digital and video — The Financial Times is to significantly boost its advertiser-funded video and digital content by acquiring specialist firm Alpha Grid.

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