Reddit co-founder won't buy Facebook stock over CISPA support

Reddit co-founder Alex Ohanian won't be buying any stock in Facebook and has denounced them over their support of CISPA.

While Facebook is looking to make billions when the social media website goes public, one of the most influential men on the Internet will not be buying any stock due to Facebook's stance on the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA).

In the interview above with CNN, Reddit's co-founder Alex Ohanian explains that he will not be investing in Facebook, even though it is the largest technology IPO in the Internet's history.

The reason for his hesitation to invest is clear - he believes that Facebook's stance on CISPA is very unsettling.... read full article and watch interview.

Time 100 - Anonymous leading the pack ahead of reddit

Each year the public gets the chance to vote for the person they consider most influential. Anonymous, while not a "person" per se, is ahead of reddit in the popular annual Time 100 poll, with announcements of the winner to be made on April 17.

In 2011, Time Magazine announced its Person of the Year - The Protester, much to the delight of protesters worldwide from the Arab Spring to Occupy Wall Street to 15m in Spain.

Time 100 is where people vote in a poll for those they consider to be the most influential people in the world. The list can include artists, researchers, reformers, heads of state, activists and captains of industry. These are the people who spark dialogue in the world, sometimes dissent and also occasionally revolution.

When it comes to the internet, Anonymous is popular. And now in the polls for Time 100, Anonymous is leading ahead of reddit.... read full article.