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Reddit Bans Communities Accused of Inciting Violence

Reddit is embarking on a new mission to rid itself of the nastiest communities, users, and even memes. The social media site is banning any group or individual inciting violence, and the brunt of the communities taking the initial hit are those populated by self-confessed racists. Reddit was once the Wild West of the web…. read more »

You Can Now Upload Videos Directly to Reddit

Reddit now supports native video. This means you no longer have to upload your video to a third-party service (such as YouTube) and then post the link into Reddit. Instead, you can just upload the video directly to Reddit. This is a win-win for both Reddit and its legion of loyal users. Love it or… read more »

The One Alexa Skill All Reddit Lovers Need

Along with Facebook and YouTube, Reddit forms part of the web’s holy triumvirate of time-wasters. You fire up the app with the intention of just checking your favorite sports team’s subreddit, but before you know it, you’ve spent three hours watching countless videos in /r/idiotsfightingthings. Surely there’s a better, less time-consuming way to get your… read more »

Imzy, the Friendlier Reddit, Is Shutting Down

Imzy, the self-styled friendlier alternative to Reddit, is shutting down. Imzy’s raison d’être was to offer a nicer, safer environment for people to communicate. So, given its demise, it appears people are perfectly happy with the slightly more rambunctious nature of other social media sites. Reddit has to be one of the foundations of the… read more »

How to Consistently Hit the Top Page of Reddit

If you’ve spent much time posting on Reddit, you’ll know how frustrating it can be to see post after post flop. You might have posted fifteen times, only to receive three comments and five upvotes. You’ll catch yourself wondering why the hell people rave about this “Reddit” site so much. But the blame here isn’t… read more »

10 Reasons Why You Need the Reddit Enhancement Suite

If you use Reddit on a regular basis, there’s one browser extension that you absolutely need to install right away: Reddit Enhancement Suite (RES). It adds countless new features and improvements to the site — once you start using it, you’ll never go back. Why do I use it? Because it allows me to filter… read more »

5 Incredible Facts & Stats About Reddit

If you sit back and think about it, it’s mind-blowing how popular and successful Reddit has become since its inception in 2005. But if we dig a little deeper, there are a few more stats and facts that might surprise you. 1. Reddit has just over 36 million user accounts. That may sound like a… read more »

Reddit Releases Official Mobile Apps, but Do You Need Them?

It is the Internet’s most popular discussion board, but surprisingly, Reddit did not have official mobile apps of its own till recently. Of course, in the meanwhile, developers had made several third-party apps for Reddit. So the question is, are the official apps the best Reddit mobile apps? A few things before we dive in:… read more »

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