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1. Gawker Stumbles to Traffic Low as Political Sites See User Freefall (Todd Spangler / Variety)
2. Mobile Ad Blocking Rose 90 Percent Last Year, Report Says (Amar Toor / The Verge)
3. In the Hamptons, a Small-Town Paper Is a Beacon in the Mayhem (Jim Rutenberg / New York Times)
4. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube Vow to Combat Online Hate Speech in Europe (Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter)
5. Gawker Smeared Me, and Yet I Stand With It (Stephen Marche / New York Times)
6. War of the Hashtaggers: What Constitutes Criminal Harassment In The Age of Social Media? (Alexandra Kimball / Toronto Life)
