Reddit is moving on from r/all
Reddit is moving on from r/all Reddit is deprecating r/all, one of its feeds that shows popular posts on the platform, as part of “ongoing efforts to simplify Reddit and improve Home feed personalization.” Reddit has offered both r/popular and r/all as ways to see trending posts, with r/all being a “less filtered feed” where […]
Reddit accounts with ‘fishy’ bot-like behavior will soon need to prove they’re human
Reddit accounts with 'fishy' bot-like behavior will soon need to prove they're human Reddit is taking new steps to identify bots on the platform – a process that may require some users to confirm that they’re human. In a post on Wednesday, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman writes that the company will introduce a labeling system […]
Reddit’s CEO says r/popular ‘sucks,’ and it’s going away
Reddit's CEO says r/popular 'sucks,' and it's going away Reddit CEO Steve Huffman. Reddit is “moving away” from r/popular, the default feed for new users, and plans to replace it with “better, more relevant and personalized feeds,” according to CEO Steve Huffman (aka Spez). Huffman also notes that r/popular “sucks.” “For a long while, we […]
Reddit sues Perplexity for allegedly ripping its content to feed AI
Reddit sues Perplexity for allegedly ripping its content to feed AI Reddit is suing Perplexity and three “data-scraping service providers” to “stop the industrial-scale, unlawful circumvention of data protections by a group of bad actors who will stop at nothing to get their hands on valuable copyrighted content on Reddit,” according to the complaint. The […]
Reddit is dropping subscriber counts on subreddits
Reddit is dropping subscriber counts on subreddits Reddit users can no longer see how many people are subscribed to their favorite subreddit communities. The platform has announced that it’s removing the member count metric that appears on subreddit pages — located under the page bio on the right for desktop users, or at the top […]
Reddit will block the Internet Archive
Reddit will block the Internet Archive Reddit says that it has caught AI companies scraping its data from the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, so it’s going to start blocking the Internet Archive from indexing the vast majority of Reddit. The Wayback Machine will no longer be able to crawl post detail pages, comments, or profiles; […]
Reddit pauses its paywall plans
Reddit pauses its paywall plans Reddit is pausing its plans to let people make subreddits with content behind a paywall, CEO Steve Huffman said as part of Thursday’s earnings. The company is making the change as part of a shift in how it’s prioritizing its resources. Huffman said last year that the company was looking […]
Reddit is rolling out age verification in the UK
Reddit is rolling out age verification in the UK Reddit users in the United Kingdom will now be blocked from accessing “certain mature content” unless they complete the platform’s new age verification process. Reddit announced on Monday that UK users will need to upload a selfie or a photo of their government ID in order […]
Reddit turns 20, and it’s going big on AI
Reddit turns 20, and it's going big on AI Reddit turns 20, and it’s going big on AI Reddit has become known as the place to go for unfiltered answers from real, human users. But as the site celebrates its 20th anniversary this week, the company is increasingly thinking about how it can augment that […]
Reddit will help advertisers turn ‘positive’ posts into ads
Reddit will help advertisers turn 'positive' posts into ads Reddit will help advertisers turn ‘positive’ posts into ads Reddit is launching a new feature for advertisers that slots positive posts from Reddit users right under their ads. The new alpha feature, called Conversation Summary Add-ons, “dynamically integrates positive content from Reddit users directly below an […]