During the tragedy and the aftermath of the Boston Bombing, people found many different avenues to help on reddit. The vast majority of these activities were positive. They provided a way for people to stay informed, as well as a place to just discuss, cope, and try to make sense of what happened. Primarily, reddit served as a great clearinghouse for information. Continual ongoing updates by users such as /u/JpDeathBlade, /u/cedargrove, /u/NeonRedSharpie. /u/_supernovasky_ made reddit one of the best sources for staying up-to-date about the recent events. On top of that, redditors did everything from donating to relief funds, having pizzas delivered to area police and hospitals, to arranging for people with dogs to bring them to a park so people could escape a bit with some cute animal therapy, and even arranging housing and transportation for out-of-towners who were stranded in Boston because of the bombing.

Reddit General Manager Erik Martin apologized publicly and privately to the Tripathi Family for the pain they had to endure. Various users and moderators also apologized. Meanwhile, the New York Post and its owner, media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, continue to stand by their decision to run the images of two men on the cover of their paper with the headline “BAG MEN.”