Imagine you want to collect donations for a food bank. You could place an empty box on the street, walk away, and hope there’s food inside when you return. The likely result? Your box will be filled ...

When you read online, do you read the comments? Over the last few years, a "Don't Read the Comments" movement has swept the Internet. (@AvoidComments, a Twitter bot launched in late 2012, which tweets ...

The YouTube mobile apps and website have reopened comments on the auto-generated videos that are created for music. Update 12/24: YouTube now says you “can have comments shown on Art Tracks on your ...

Last week, Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic’s editor in chief, announced the creation of a new online Letters section, and the related decision to shut down comments on TheAtlantic.com. “We are choosing ...

Owing to the conflicting effects of anonymity, and in response to the changing nature of online publishing itself, Internet researchers have begun shifting their focus away from anonymity toward other ...

Earlier this week, Vice's technology and science news site Motherboard dropped its comments section, opting to replace it with an old school "letters to the editor" feature. Then Reddit launched a ...

Social media is a rollercoaster of likes and hate. But the cruel criticism and vicious commentary can stick with us the most. Because of the negativity bias, hate stands out more than positive ...

Reader responses add an extra dimension to Times articles, and a lot more. By Sona Patel Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our ...

Backhanded comments, digs, and subtle put-downs are a bully’s/narcissist’s covert attempt at making a person feel small while making himself or herself feel big. Although cleverly disguised as a joke ...