The first years of the 2000s

Reddit uses a voting system to determine which posts appear most prominently.

Reddit’s function in the Boston manhunt was compared to:

Immigration in the 2000s sparked debates that were:

The author originally intended to write about Reddit and 4chan.

The public never falsely identified anyone during the Boston bombing investigation.

The ability to “zoom in” on a face and extract a biometric signature is a real surveillance tool.

The iPhone was as revolutionary to communication as fire was to cavemen.

In the 2000s, the digital age changed public engagement with law enforcement by:

Crowdsourcing information during a crisis always leads to positive outcomes

The irony of “unfiltered democracy” on Reddit is that:

Alexis Madrigal described the online detective efforts as:

Biometric surveillance is as futuristic as teleportation and doesn’t exist yet.

The parallel between Edison’s time and today’s tech age lies in:

The rise of smartphones and the internet made people feel less connected, ironically.

The FBI’s request for crowdsourced help after the Boston bombing led to:

The economic impact of technology on jobs can be compared to:

Climate change in the early 2000s was often treated like:

“America’s Most Wanted” relied on public help long before Reddit.

Terrorism after 9/11 had no real effect on U.S. national security policy.

Globalization in the 2000s was viewed as: