redditis a social media network where users can share links or text posts for others to see. These posts range from images to videos, from news to viral discussion topics. With hundreds of millions of users, Reddit is one of the most popular websites worldwide.

Who founded Reddit?

Steve Huffman And Alexis Ohanianlaunched Reddit in 2005, and Condé Nast Publications acquired the site in October 2006. Reddit was spun off from Condé Nast in 2011 and Advanced Publications It is operated by.

A July 8, 2012 NYMag.com article found that 35 million new users sign up for Reddit every month.

What is a Subreddit?

social media platform, subdirectories or subreddit It consists of hundreds of sub-communities known as. Each subreddit has a specific topic, such as technology, politics, and music. Reddit’s homepage consists of the most popular posts from each default subreddit. The default list is predetermined and includes subdirectories such as “images”, “funny”, “videos”, “news” and “game”.

redditors Also known as Reddit, members of the site share content that can be voted on by other members. Shared content; It is voted through upvotes and downvotes, and the goal is to appear on the home page by getting more upvotes.

The more votes a post receives, the more popular it becomes and the higher it can appear on its respective subreddit or front page. To access a subreddit via the address bar, simply type “reddit.com/r/name of subreddit”.

How to use Reddit?

On Reddit’s landing page, users see an endless list: Pre-popular content from nearly 50 topics is displayed on this page, including text, link posts, images, videos, and GIFs.

After creating an account, users are automatically “subscribed” to a list of default subreddits. However, users can unsubscribe from any of the default subreddits they do not want to view and subscribe to more subreddits to receive personalized homepage content that interests them.

Users can also comment on posts after creating an account. Commenting is a core feature of Reddit and, alongside private messaging, is the primary way users interact with each other. Comments, like posts, can be voted on by users and then ranked accordingly. The comment with the most votes appears at the top of the comment section and is referred to as the top comment.

Is Reddit paid?

Reddit member registration It is free and membership is required to use the basic features of the website.

For monthly fee or annual subscription to Reddit Gold can raise it. This service provides a number of extended features not available to non-paying users. Reddit Gold’s features include access to members-only communities and the ability to turn off sidebar ads.

Popular abbreviations used on Reddit

Many abbreviations are specific to Reddit. They are often found in post titles, subreddit rules, and comments. Below is a list of some of the most frequently used abbreviations on the site:

• ELI5: Explain it like I’m 5 years old. Users prefer this term, indicating that they want the answer to a question explained as if they were a five-year-old child asking. This phrase can often be seen in popular science or viral topics.
• TLDR or TL;DR: Summarize. In some longer posts or comments, “TLDR” may be placed at the end of the text to summarize what other users have written if they do not want to take the time to read the entire post.
• NSFW: Be careful when looking. When Reddit users share a post or comment with sexually explicit content, they use this acronym to inform other users that they should not view the content anywhere where obscenity would be inappropriate.
• TIL: I learned today. Actually “TIL posts” This term is used to share something new learned by users.
• KISS: Original content. It is a term that refers to the user who created the initial post.
• BUT: Ask me anything you want. It is another name for the Q&A subreddit. US President Barack Obama made headlines when he attended an AMA question-and-answer session on August 29, 2012. Because he was the first politician to do this.