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*'''User freedom:''' Went closed-source in 2017,<ref name=":0" /> limited free API use<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Huffman |first=Steve |date=9 Jun 2023 |title=Addressing the community about changes to our API |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/145bram/addressing_the_community_about_changes_to_our_api/ |website=Old Reddit}}</ref> and blocked anonymous users on VPNs in 2023,<ref name=":1" /> halted archiving posts via the Internet Archive due to "AI scraping concerns"<ref name=":2" /> | *'''User freedom:''' Went closed-source in 2017,<ref name=":0" /> limited free API use<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Huffman |first=Steve |date=9 Jun 2023 |title=Addressing the community about changes to our API |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/145bram/addressing_the_community_about_changes_to_our_api/ |website=Old Reddit}}</ref> and blocked anonymous users on VPNs in 2023,<ref name=":1" /> halted archiving posts via the Internet Archive due to "AI scraping concerns"<ref name=":2" /> | ||
*'''User Privacy:''' Had a data breach in 2018.<ref name=":3" /> | *'''User Privacy:''' Had a data breach in 2018.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=1 Aug 2018 |title=We had a security incident. Here's what you need to know. |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/93qnm5/we_had_a_security_incident_heres_what_you_need_to/ |website=Reddit}}</ref> | ||
*'''Business model:''' Primarily funded through advertisements, has a premium subscription,<!-- https://www.reddit.com/premium -->requires paying for elevated API usage since 2023.<ref name=":4" /> | *'''Business model:''' Primarily funded through advertisements, has a premium subscription,<!-- https://www.reddit.com/premium -->requires paying for elevated API usage since 2023.<ref name=":4" /> | ||
*'''Market competition:''' Plenty; [[Imgur]], [[Facebook]], [[X Corp|X]] (formerly [[Twitter]]), [[Instagram]] | *'''Market competition:''' Plenty; [[Imgur]], [[Facebook]], [[X Corp|X]] (formerly [[Twitter]]), [[Instagram]] | ||
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===Data breach, August 2018=== | ===Data breach, August 2018=== | ||
In August 2018, Reddit suffered a data breach due to employees using SMS two-factor authentication (2FA). Leaked data included old | In August 2018, Reddit suffered a data breach due to employees using SMS two-factor authentication (2FA). Leaked data included an old database containing usernames, emails, encrypted passwords, public posts and private messages from Reddit's launch date in 2005, through to May 2007. Additionally usernames and email addresses from users that received daily digests (emails containing post suggestions) sent between June 3 and June 17 2018 were also leaked.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=1 Aug 2018 |title=Reddit Breach Highlights Limits of SMS-Based Authentication |url=https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/08/reddit-breach-highlights-limits-of-sms-based-authentication/ |url-status=live |access-date=21 Apr 2025 |website=krebsonsecurity.com}}</ref><ref name=":5" /> | ||
===Blocking expansions, January 2022=== | ===Blocking expansions, January 2022=== | ||