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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian about his article in The New York Times advocating for increased paternity leave.

Interim CEO Ellen Pao says the site wants to encourage a variety of views, within limits. "It's not our site's goal to be a completely free-speech platform. We want to be a safe platform," she says.

The two-day strike by Reddit's moderators has been extended indefinitely.

The social media company Reddit, known for its "ask me anything events" and subreddits on many topics, is filing to trade on the New York Stock Exchange.

After we introduced a name for that annoying email practice of strategically cc-ing a manager to gain an upper hand, you responded with an avalanche of email. Here's a sample of your thoughts.

A package for Erin in Alabama arrived filled with clothes, tea and a drone. An enclosed note began: "Merry Xmizzle to you and your fam!" It was signed: "Your Santa, Snoop Dogg"

When a serial graffiti artist left her mark around national parks, hiking and nature lovers took to Reddit to find the vandal. The culprit was recently sentenced and banned from federal lands.

Reddit quarantined a group this week after users incited violence. Volunteer Reddit moderator Robert Peck tells NPR's Michel Martin that this is a big deal for the infamously hands-off platform.

The violations include threats of violence directed toward officials in Oregon, where legislators are locked in a partisan standoff over proposed climate change legislation.

After the firing of a key figure at the website, moderators of many of reddit's most popular sections have gone private in apparent protest.

In the NHL playoffs, the high-flying Tampa Bay Lightning got swept by Columbus. The fan was true to his word and ate some bits of his hat. One comment read: "At least he didn't choke like Tampa."

On Friday, Dr. Lynn Bufka, a licensed psychologist with expertise in treating anxiety and stress, came to NPR to answer questions online about coping with stress. Here are some highlights.

With Republicans dominating political news coverage from their national convention in Florida, President Obama took to the popular social news site Reddit Wednesday afternoon for a surprise Q-and-A with users.

Jaime Rogozinski, a former moderator of the now-infamous Reddit forum that sent GameStop stock soaring, saw the chaos coming. For too long, Wall Street has been "an invite-only club," he says.

When Facebook accounts get hacked, users are often left locked out of their accounts because of the company's lack of customer service. Many are turning to Reddit and other online forums to swap tips.

The Atlantic Coast Conference decided to pull many post-season tournaments out of North Carolina this season due to a controversial state law. This move follows the NCAA decision to remove college championship games out of the state.

He was 14 when he co-authored RSS and later helped found the company that would became the social media website Reddit. Internet activist Aaron Swartz was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment, authorities say. He was 26.

Ellen Pao said the company had "screwed up ... over the past several years," leading up to the way it handled the dismissal of Victoria Taylor, the key figure in the r/IAmA section.

Can online comments be redeemed? That conversation, plus highlights from our tech coverage on-air and online, are in our latest week in review.

Swapping presents with strangers on the internet is a favorite pastime for many Reddit users. After two popular holiday gift exchanges ended, bereft merrymakers are set on keeping the tradition going.