6 – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026

Reddit was founded in 2005 by Steve Huffman, Aaron Swartz, and Alexis Ohanian. Since then, it has become one of the largest and liveliest social platforms on the internet. Without Reddit, we might never have AMAs. It’s not quite as mainstream as platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or TikTok, but Reddit’s seemingly infinite supply of communities — known as subreddits — has made it one of the web’s best sources of information and conversation. But Reddit has also been a magnet for controversy: Redditors have used the platform to spread misinformation and coordinate harassment, and it has been a source of illegal and problematic content for years. In 2023, Reddit brought more controversy on itself, announcing new plans to charge for its API that led to Apollo and other third-party apps shutting down along with a mass protest from users. And of course, like so many other things, the whole fight seemed to happen on Reddit.

Reddit will remove mods of private communities unless they reopen

Jay PetersJun 29, 2023

Reddit is trying to calm moderator fears about rules that might let users push them out.

Moderators have been on edge after CEO Steve Huffman indicated the company might consider rules that would let users vote out moderators, but based on a message seen by The Verge, a Reddit admin (employee) says that no such tool exists and that is not on the company’s roadmap.

In the message, the admin points out that only other Reddit admins can remove a top moderator from a community, but the company’s goal is to “empower communities to navigate these kinds of changes with more autonomy.” The admin says that to do so, it will “be coming up with solutions collaboratively with the moderator community.”

Reddit has already run one experiment to let users give feedback to mods, according to the admin.

Jay PetersJun 29, 2023

The developer of RIF posted a goodbye note to RIF and a thank you to its users.

RIF, you’re quirky and rough around the edges, but you’ve always gotten the job done. You know how to get out of the way and show people the articles, discussions, pictures, and videos they came for.
You have the silliest name, but we love you all the more for it. RIF will always be fun in our hearts.

The app is set to shut down tomorrow.

Goodbye RIF

[www.talklittle.com]

Jay PetersJun 29, 2023

“Reddit cannot survive without its moderators. It cannot.”

That’s a recent quote from Reddit’s VP of community, Laura Nestler. Here’s more of it:

Reddit cannot survive without its moderators. It cannot. It’s a symbiotic relationship. It’s giving up control. And when you do that, you’re able to say: here’s the value that they create. Here’s what they’re actually bringing to the table. And then there’s no question of whether or not they’re valuable.

This week, Reddit has been telling protesting moderators that if they keep their communities private, the company will take action against them. Any actions could happen as soon as this afternoon.

Jay PetersJun 28, 2023

Apollo for Reddit gets a new update just a couple days before it shuts down.

If you subscribed to the app, you’ll now be able to decline a refund on your remaining subscription. If you choose to do so, it could help developer Christian Selig in a big way: he’s currently looking at refund costs of about $250,000. The update also includes a wallpaper pack you can buy to help offset the costs of refunds.