Reddit is abandoning its 21-year tradition as an open web platform and pivoting to a primarily logged-in experience, CEO Steve Huffman and COO Jen Wong confirmed.
The homepage will remain accessible to logged-out visitors, and users can still browse anonymously after signing in. The shift marks a dramatic reversal for a platform that built its identity on open access and became one of the internet's largest discussion forums without requiring accounts.
No timeline was disclosed for the rollout.
The homepage will remain accessible to logged-out visitors, and users can still browse anonymously after signing in. The shift marks a dramatic reversal for a platform that built its identity on open access and became one of the internet's largest discussion forums without requiring accounts.
No timeline was disclosed for the rollout.
