Obviously Reddit can't offer a collective apology, the parent even said as much. However, since there are obviously individuals who were willing to take credit

Obviously Reddit can't offer a collective apology, the parent even said as much. However, since there are obviously individuals who were willing to take credit on behalf of Reddit ("Reddit was right!", "Historic thread!"), it stands to reason that the inverse is also possible. In the "duh-factor" statement of the day : groups are made up of people, and we shouldn't hide behind the amorphousness of a group to avoid taking responsibility for our actions. I'm sure the family would appreciate a few retractions, even if they didn't represent reddit/4chan/the internet as a whole.