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That was the thinking. Otherwise it would be easier to just replicate the UI.

If we replace every line of code but the output is the same, is it still old Reddit?

Karma and Age gates are really blunt tools that, while we understand why they are used today, end up with a blast radius making the it hard for (good) new users finding a way to participate. That makes a bad experience. Our plan is to build tools so you no longer feel the need to rely on hammers like those. But we’ll make sure you can see it working better before proceeding.

I am once again coming to you to ask you to spend more time in this app.

Yep. We'll work closely with mod teams to test the new tools along side your old tools. We want our new tools to have fewer false positives, while still catching all the crud that should be kept out of your spaces, and you should be able to see this before we go forward. Our teams will also be working alongside your to help make the transitions once we're ready.

I'm sorry what

My only hope is that karma and account age filters don’t disappear before Reddit has actually proven that its own abuse detection tools work in the real world.

That's the plan. We're testing it now with a few volunteer mods / subs. Still have some work to do.

Reddit is for people talking to people, and protecting that trust is a top priority. I gave a more thorough update on this in March, but the TL;DR is we’re fighting bad bots and spam on several fronts: making Reddit harder to scrape at scale, using proactive models that prevent up to 23 million spam views per day, and revoking nearly 2 million inauthentic votes per day.

Useful bots will be clearly labeled. Suspicious accounts may be asked to confirm there’s a human behind them, without requiring people to reveal their real-world identity. Communities will continue setting their own rules for AI-generated content—but a recent report by Pangram found that Reddit had one of the lowest scores for prevalence of AI-generated content of any platform.

The hoodies are real; handwritten letters are fan fiction—but a good idea. Wish we had thought of it, but we were moving fast.

Thank you for your support of RDDT.

About a year ago we began rolling limits on moderation, including the limitation for redditors to moderate up to five communities with over 100k weekly visitors. We also changed our primary metric of a community’s activity from subscribers to weekly visitors, which is more indicative of traffic. We’ll continue to keep an eye on this.

Our long-term goal hasn’t changed: 1 billion daily users globally and 100 million in the US. To get there, Reddit needs to become a daily destination, not a site people mainly discover through third-party search.

We made good progress this quarter in a few areas that really matter here. New-user retention in the app improved 50% year over year on a relative basis, more communities are reaching a thriving state, and we’re getting better at turning people who first visit on the web into higher-quality app users who come back more often.

We’re focused on what we can control, which is the core app experience. This is what will get us to that goal.

We saw some impact after the initial launch of age verification in the UK about a year ago, but as we’ve gotten better at identifying users who should be ID’d, this has settled.  

The vast majority of Reddit users are adults, but we're committed to providing a safe experience for everyone who uses the platform, regardless of how regulations evolve globally. And we’re continuing to explore ways to strengthen safeguards for teens on the platform.

This is something we’ve discussed internally, but it’s not a priority at the moment. Our main focus continues to be making Reddit the best version of itself (faster, easier, better to use), versus layering in new features and experiences.

I’m glad the carabiner found its audience.

I took this one on the analyst call, but just in case folks missed my response...

I had a couple of conversations with brands we’ve wanted on Reddit for a long time. What stood out was how much better advertisers understand Reddit now. They see that people come here with intent, looking for honest opinions and real recommendations, and that creates value that’s hard to find elsewhere.

I also loved seeing how our team shows up at this event. They are our best evangelists: they know the product, understand our communities, and explain Reddit in a way that feels true to what it is. I always leave Cannes feeling really proud of how far we’ve come.

PS - Carabiner idea was from yours truly. Not sure if I regret it or not.

And thank you (mod tools suck) u/shiruken!

You were the ride

Haven’t forgotten about you 👊

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Juuuust kidding. We’ll follow up with the hoodie plan.

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Oof. So close.

That is obviously where this is all heading.

He does

I can’t comment on specific deals or timing.

I will say that we are very aware that Reddit is an essential part of the AI and search ecosystem.

If you talk to any of the early engineers from any of the major LLMS, they’ll all tell you Reddit’s data was essential in their creation.

Reddit is the #1 most cited domain for AI across all models, per data collected by Profound. Our content is uniquely valuable to the AI ecosystem because it’s fresh, honest, and largely text-based. And this position still holds because the fresh part really matters: ongoing indexing is more valuable than static datasets. As I said in Q1’26 earnings, I believe our conversations are like oil for this modern internet.

We’ve learned a lot over the last two years and those learnings should be reflected in future partnerships, including ways to make them more product-focused versus “data for dollars.” I can’t get into specifics about deals or renewals, but can say that we fully understand the value we bring to the table.

Since the Dev Platform beta opened in 2024, more than 2,000 developers have built apps used across 31,000+ communities, and we’ve seen good traction with mod tools, interactive experiences, and games. That’s important because it expands the canvas for what Reddit can be.

There’s still a lot more to do there, but adoption is growing—installs of developer platform apps more than doubled from 2024 to 2025. The core technology is powerful, but there are a couple key features that will make it easier for subreddits to enjoy them (e.g. a games landing page, or the ability to have custom posts without “installing” the app).

And for the World Cup specifically: we’ve got limited-edition 2026 national team kit avatars dropping tomorrow, so keep an eye out.

We’ve made a number of improvements to onboarding over the last couple of quarters. We’ve removed some screens, simplified the flow, and are using LLMs in topic / interest selection. While there is undoubtedly more to do here, we think the biggest driver looking forward will be the home feed, specifically the recommendation system that juggles all your interests to make your feed.

Noted. Let me see what that would take.