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Why Redditors are protesting their favourite platform

Alyssa Bereznak of The Ringer joins Elamin to explain why Reddit’s most dedicated users are staging a revolt on the site, and what it means for the future of how we use the internet.

Tech writer Alyssa Bereznak explains why Reddit’s most dedicated users are staging a revolt on the site

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An illustration of the Reddit app.
Reddit app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. (Dado Ruvic/Reuters)
9:57Why Reddit's most dedicated users are staging a revolt

Reddit bills itself as "the front-page of the Internet," and to a certain extent that holds true for many users. If you want to know what people are talking about, or what people really think, Reddit will have the answer.

But recently, some of the niche communities within Reddit (known as subreddits) have gone dark, with users unable to access them. 

Alyssa Bereznak is a tech writer for The Ringer. She joins host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to explain why Reddit's most dedicated users are staging a revolt on the site, and what it means for the future of how we use the internet.

You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.

Interview with Alyssa Bereznak produced by Stuart Berman.

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