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CNN-Reddit saga exposes tension between the internet, anonymity and power

  • Written by Bree McEwan, Assistant Professor of Communication and Technology, DePaul University
imageIt originated as a Reddit post. The president tweeted it. Then all hell broke loose.HanAssholeSolo/Reddit

On July 2, President Trump tweeted a video of himself fighting Vince McMahon in a WWE match with a CNN logo superimposed over McMahon’s head.

By July 5, CNN political reporter Andrew Kaczynski had tracked down the identity of the...

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