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| name = Reddit | |||
| type = Forum | |||
| language = English | |||
| founding_date = 2005 | |||
| founder = Steve Huffman, Alexis Ohanian, Aaron Swartz | |||
| url = https://reddit.com | |||
}} | |||
'''Reddit''' is a content aggregation and forum platform that bills itself as "the front page of the [[Internet]]". It contains user-created subforums called ''subreddits'' where communities are. Users often use the platform for consuming cat imagery and news. | '''Reddit''' is a content aggregation and forum platform that bills itself as "the front page of the [[Internet]]". It contains user-created subforums called ''subreddits'' where communities are. Users often use the platform for consuming cat imagery and news. | ||
Some Reddit users have used the platform for [[hate speech]] and harassment campigans. On July 10, 2015, [[Ellen Pao]] step down as the platform's CEO due to harassment from users of five subreddits that were shut down. The shutdown was made to combat against | Some Reddit users have used the platform for [[hate speech]] and harassment campigans. On July 10, 2015, [[Ellen Pao]] step down as the platform's CEO due to harassment from users of five subreddits that were shut down. The shutdown was made to combat against hate speech that prevalent among the subreddits. <ref>{{Cite web |author=Harriet Williamson |date=July 17, 2015 |url=https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/reddit-ellen-pao-and-false-neutrality-of-free-speech/ |title=Reddit, Ellen Pao, and the false neutrality of ‘free speech’ |website=openDemocracy |accessdate=July 14, 2026}}</ref> | ||
== Communities == | == Communities == | ||
Latest revision as of 00:12, 18 July 2026
Reddit | |
|---|---|
| Type | Forum |
| Available in | English |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Founder | Steve Huffman, Alexis Ohanian, Aaron Swartz |
| URL | https://reddit.com |
Reddit is a content aggregation and forum platform that bills itself as "the front page of the Internet". It contains user-created subforums called subreddits where communities are. Users often use the platform for consuming cat imagery and news.
Some Reddit users have used the platform for hate speech and harassment campigans. On July 10, 2015, Ellen Pao step down as the platform's CEO due to harassment from users of five subreddits that were shut down. The shutdown was made to combat against hate speech that prevalent among the subreddits. [1]
Communities
See also
- Lemmy - an open-source and privacy-respecting alternative to Reddit.
- Raddle - an anarchist alternative.
References
- ↑ Harriet Williamson (July 17, 2015). "Reddit, Ellen Pao, and the false neutrality of ‘free speech’". openDemocracy. Retrieved July 14, 2026.