Reddit suffers outage Monday
Online forum Reddit is currently degraded, with people unable to access its communities, which are known as subreddits. A fix to the problem is on the way.
Reddit just launched a poll feature. Here’s how to create one
Reddit's new poll option is now open to all users. Reddit polls are designed to encourage conversation without a comment — those comments are welcome.
Reddit CEO warns against ‘parasitic’ TikTok, claims app is spyware
Reddit co-founder and CEO Steve Huffman called out TikTok, including its fingerprinting technology, and said that he has advised people not to install the app.
Reddit bans impersonation content, including deepfakes
Reddit updated its policies to ban impersonation on its platform. The ban encompasses everything from deepfakes to individuals making false claims about their identities. Reddit explains that even though instances of impersonation are rare, they pose a threat if people impersonate a journalist or a politician.
From censorship to VCRs, these are the top Reddit posts of 2019
What were the most popular posts on one of the internet's most popular destinations? Behold, the top Reddit posts of 2019, which cover a variety of topics, from literal poop, to censorship, to VCRs. Reddit released the annual report highlighting a handful of significant trends over the past year.
Google Stadia will be missing some of its biggest features at launch
Google Stadia's unique social features like State Share and Crowd Play could revolutionize how we play games with others, but neither feature is actually going to be included when it launches this month. These missing features only make its limited launch game library seem more barren.
Reddit is back online after a two-hour outage. Here’s what happened
Reddit, one of the web's most popular time-wasting sites, went down for nearly two hours on Wednesday afternoon, leaving tens of thousands of people unable to access their favorite subreddits. The outage affected users worldwide, with both the website and the site's app not working.
Mic drop, please: Reddit’s newest awards highlight specific communities
Reddit Community Awards, an addition to Reddit Coins, recognizes top posts and comments in the spirit of that community using inside jokes or pieces of the subreddits culture. The awards, purchased through Reddit coins, are exclusive and custom-designed within each community.
5 questions the Google Stadia team needs to answer in its Reddit AMA
Google's Stadia team is planning to take part in a Reddit AMA on July 18. These are five questions we believe it must answer about the upcoming game-streaming service. Stadia will launch later in 2019 with its Founder's Edition, with other subscription plans arriving the following year.
Reddit is finally back online after an hours-long desktop outage
Reddit is back online for desktop users after an hours-long outage early Thursday morning. Reddit's status page said it was still investigating some residual issues, so users may still have some trouble accessing the site.
Geek out for premieres or get lost in related threads with Reddit’s new tools
Can't find the Game of Thrones thread until after the episode already aired? Reddit's new event tool allows users to get alerts when an event is about to start, such as a premiere. The tool also better organizes posts alongside the new collections option to group similar posts. Both roll out today.
This subreddit can figure out everything about you by looking in your fridge
The food you eat (and how you store it) says a lot about you. A new subreddit called Fridge Detectives guesses who you are, what you do, and even where you live based on the contents of your refrigerator, often with a surprising amount of accuracy. All it takes is a quick photo of the interior.
Attacker stole user data from Reddit through employee accounts
An official update posted by Reddit reveals that an attacker broke into a few systems on the company’s network and stole user data. The theft consisted of a 2007 database backup containing salted hashed passwords along with “some” current email addresses. Reddit is currently working with law enforcement.
Relive 1998 as live chat rooms roll out across Reddit in a limited beta
Reddit is now slowly rolling out real-time chat rooms across a limited number of subreddits. Currently in beta, Reddit Chat went live in the summer of 2017 for a small group of around 7,000 Reddit users. Now Reddit is expanding this service, keeping users locked to the website.
Reddit is rolling out video ads — and yes, they autoplay
Brace yourselves, Redditors -- video ads are coming to the platform beginning next week. The video ads autoplay in the card view, made possible by native video hosting and Reddit's new design. The new ad format is launching next week with select partners, while the rest of the advertisers will have access shortly.
Reddit beats out Facebook to become the third-most-popular site on the web
Recent data scandals have given Facebook a beating as Reddit now surpasses the social network to become the third-most-visited destination on the internet in new rankings published by Alexa. Reddit now trails Google and YouTube, but it still outranks its rivals since users spend more time on the site.
You’re not hearing things: Viral Laurel vs. Yanny debate is an audio brain teaser
What do you hear -- Laurel, or Yanny? In a debate that's closing in on the iconic blue-gold dress scale, a robotic recording has internet users divided. So is it Laurel or Yanny, and why are people hearing different things from the same audio file? We got the dish on the robotic recording that originated on Reddit.
Facebook’s downvote test has made its way to New Zealand and Australia
Facebook previously confirmed that it had begun testing a downvote button for comments on Pages posts for a small percentage of Android users in the U.S. Now Facebook is introducing the downvote button to some of its users in Australia and New Zealand, though there's no word yet on further expansion of the feature.
Chrome’s desktop browser now supports web-based VR on the Oculus Rift
The latest stable version of Google's Chrome browser for desktop now supports the Oculus Rift headset via WebVR. The browser will automatically detect the headset, determine its capabilities, and render web-based virtual reality experiences at a compatible framerate. Firefox supports the Rift too.
Reddit continues to protect racist language in favor of free speech
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman made a startling revelation that hate speech is permissible content on the site. Whether his recent admission will draw more racists hurling racial slurs to the site is yet to be seen, but protecting hate speech can result in more cases of cyberbullying and online harassment.
Reddit refurbishes its bland style, adds an endless scroll, new view options
After over a year of planning, the new Reddit is now available for a small percentage of users before a widespread rollout.
Reddit bans its DarkNetMarkets subreddit
Reddit has banned the subreddit R/DarknetMarkets as part of its efforts to crack down on illegal activity taking place on the site.
Craigslist, Reddit prep for legal woes from FOSTA sex-trafficking bill
Preparing for censorship, Craigslist and Reddit buckle down as the controversial FOSTA bill heads to the White House for President Trump's signature.
Reddit scatters in-feed sponsored posts inside its mobile apps
Reddit's apps now have a new ad format mixing sponsored multimedia posts into users' feeds. The ads are launching first on iOS but coming to Android soon.
Got time to kill? Do it on the go with the best Reddit apps for Android and iOS
There are plenty of ways to experience the so-called "front page of the internet." Here are the best Reddit apps available for Android and iOS.
Not the dress again — illusion from two identical images confuses the internet
These images may look slightly different, but it's actually the same exact image side-by-side. A photography lesson on lines explains why.
Redditors don’t read what they vote on, according to a new study
A new study has revealed that many Reddit users don't actually click on links before deciding whether to upvote or downvote.
Reddit’s CEO talks about his plans to upgrade the ‘front page of the internet’
After several years, Reddit is finally getting a new UI meant to increase user retention and make the site more usable.
What do athletes eat for breakfast? Reddit Olympics series is ready for your questions
Reddit users can learn more about their favorite Winter Olympics athletes with a new discussion series on the platform.
Online harassment is widespread, study says, and concern is growing
A Pew Research study indicates that most internet users have witnessed online harassment and a significant percentage have experienced it.
Gfycat’s new Reddit bot supplies your dancing cat images on demand
There's a new way to share dancing kittens and sports highlights on Reddit: Gfycat's new image-sharing bot.
Reddit users will soon be able to add profile pics and bios to their profiles
Reddit's rolling out new profile pages that will allow users to add "more prominent" pics and biographies.
Reddit is eliminating explicit content from its public homepage
Reddit is introducing changes to its public home page in an attempt to present a more sanitized version of it site to new users.
Gifts and glitter galore: Bill Gates played Secret Santa to one Reddit user
When you're Bill Gates, you can really bring it when it comes to Christmas presents. He was once again a Reddit Secret Santa, and he did not disappoint.