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==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
===Going closed source=== | ===Going closed source=== | ||
In September 2017, Reddit reverted on their open source policy and archived their public repositories, citing difficulty to stealth launch features and desire to move away from a monorepo architecture. Users responded by noting neither of these reasons require being closed source, and that Reddit had been slowly being less transparent over time.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/changelog/comments/6xfyfg/an_update_on_the_state_of_the_redditreddit_and/</ref> | In September 2017, Reddit reverted on their open source policy and archived their public repositories, citing difficulty to stealth launch features and desire to move away from a monorepo architecture. Users responded by noting neither of these reasons require being closed source, and that Reddit had been slowly being less transparent over time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=An update on the state of the reddit/reddit and reddit/reddit-mobile repositories |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/changelog/comments/6xfyfg/an_update_on_the_state_of_the_redditreddit_and/ |url-status=live |access-date=21 Apr 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> | ||
===Data breach=== | ===Data breach=== | ||
In August 2018, Reddit suffered a data breach due to employees using SMS 2FA. Leaked data included old hashed passwords and private messages from before 2007.<ref>https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/08/reddit-breach-highlights-limits-of-sms-based-authentication/</ref> | In August 2018, Reddit suffered a data breach due to employees using SMS 2FA. Leaked data included old hashed passwords and private messages from before 2007.<ref>{{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> | ||
===Erasing Aaron Swartz=== | ===Erasing Aaron Swartz=== | ||
In October 2020, Reddit removed the late [[wikipedia:Aaron_Swartz|'''Aaron Swartz''']] from the About page.<ref>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24677419</ref> Aaron Swartz was a political activist supporting open access to knowledge resources who died by suicide in 2013 to avoid prosecution for leaking MIT's archive of research articles. | In October 2020, Reddit removed the late [[wikipedia:Aaron_Swartz|'''Aaron Swartz''']] from the About page.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 Oct 2020 |title=Reddit’s About page doesn't include Aaron Swartz as a founder |url=https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24677419 |url-status=live |access-date=21 Apr 2025 |website=news.ycombinator.com}}</ref> Aaron Swartz was a political activist supporting open access to knowledge resources who died by suicide in 2013 to avoid prosecution for leaking MIT's archive of research articles. | ||
===API paywall=== | ===API paywall=== | ||
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===VPN blockage=== | ===VPN blockage=== | ||
In December 2023, Reddit started blocking users from accessing the site while on a VPN, unless they logged in.<ref>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38666028</ref> | In December 2023, Reddit started blocking users from accessing the site while on a VPN, unless they logged in.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 Dec 2023 |title=Tell HN: Just noticed Reddit blocking VPN traffic. Old subdomain still works |url=https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38666028 |url-status=live |access-date=21 Apr 2025 |website=news.ycombinator.com}}</ref> | ||
===Ads that look like user posts=== | ===Ads that look like user posts=== | ||
In March, 2024, Reddit rolled out a feature that made ads look like they came from real users (and by extent, were "upvoted" by real users). Reddit boasted these ads had 28% higher click-through rate than regular ads.<ref>https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/14/reddit-introduces-a-new-ad-format-that-looks-similar-to-posts-made-by-users/</ref> | In March, 2024, Reddit rolled out a feature that made ads look like they came from real users (and by extent, were "upvoted" by real users). Reddit boasted these ads had 28% higher click-through rate than regular ads.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malik |first=Aisha |date=4 Mar 2024 |title=Reddit introduces a new ad format that looks similar to posts made by users |url=https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/14/reddit-introduces-a-new-ad-format-that-looks-similar-to-posts-made-by-users/ |url-status=live |access-date=21 Apr 2025 |website=TechCrunch}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||