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}}[[wikipedia:Reddit|'''Reddit''']] is an American social media network for social-news aggregation, content rating, and forums. As of December 2024, Reddit is the eighth most-visited website in the world. It was founded in 2005 by University of Virginia roommates Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian, as well as Aaron Swartz.

== Consumer Impact Summary ==

==Consumer Impact Summary==

* '''User freedom:''' Went closed-source in 2017,<ref name=":0" /> paywalled the API and blocked anonymous users on VPNs in 2023,{{Citation needed}}<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" /> paywalled the API and blocked anonymous users on VPNs in 2023,{{Citation needed}}<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" />

* '''Business model:''' Primarily funded through advertisements, has a premium subscription,requires paying to use the API since 2023{{Citation needed}}

*'''Business model:''' Primarily funded through advertisements, has a premium subscription,requires paying to use the API since 2023{{Citation needed}}

* '''Market competition:''' Plenty; [[Imgur]], [[Facebook]], [[X Corp|X]] (formerly [[Twitter]]), [[Instagram]]

*'''Market competition:''' Plenty; [[Imgur]], [[Facebook]], [[X Corp|X]] (formerly [[Twitter]]), [[Instagram]]

==Incidents==

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 }}[[wikipedia:Reddit|'''Reddit''']] is an American social media network for social-news aggregation, content rating, and forums. As of December 2024, Reddit is the eighth most-visited website in the world. It was founded in 2005 by University of Virginia roommates Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian, as well as Aaron Swartz.
-== Consumer Impact Summary ==
+==Consumer Impact Summary==
-* '''User freedom:''' Went closed-source in 2017,<ref name=":0" /> paywalled the API and blocked anonymous users on VPNs in 2023,{{Citation needed}}<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" /> paywalled the API and blocked anonymous users on VPNs in 2023,{{Citation needed}}<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" />
-* '''Business model:''' Primarily funded through advertisements, has a premium subscription,<!-- https://www.reddit.com/premium -->requires paying to use the API since 2023{{Citation needed}}
+*'''Business model:''' Primarily funded through advertisements, has a premium subscription,<!-- https://www.reddit.com/premium -->requires paying to use the API since 2023{{Citation needed}}
-* '''Market competition:''' Plenty; [[Imgur]], [[Facebook]], [[X Corp|X]] (formerly [[Twitter]]), [[Instagram]]
+*'''Market competition:''' Plenty; [[Imgur]], [[Facebook]], [[X Corp|X]] (formerly [[Twitter]]), [[Instagram]]
 ==Incidents==