How it works
Reddit is known for having a heavy focus on user feedback. People can ‘upvote’ or ‘downvote’ a post or reply to signal their approval or support for a post, so that everyone can see which posts are most popular.
Every Reddit user has a ‘karma’ score showing how well they contribute to Reddit. A user with high karma means they tend to create posts or comments which are upvoted. A user’s posts and comments are public by default and can be used by Reddit to train AI (Artificial Intelligence) models. Users can pay for ‘Reddit Premium’ or buy ‘Reddit Coins’ to get benefits like not seeing adverts in the app or to give benefits to another user. Users can also host or attend live events such as an AMA (‘Ask Me Anything’) where a user answers questions on a particular topic, in real time.
Reddit has a chat function where people can send messages, join group chats and join ‘Channels’ which are current chats on themed topics.
Parental controls or safety settings available
The app has no parental controls but under 18 accounts have some safety settings which cannot be turned off. For example, mature content and harmful content (such as self-harm) is filtered out of under-18 feeds. Under-18’s are not shown personalised adverts or adverts for sensitive topics such as gambling, dating or weight loss. Adult accounts can also choose these safety settings and there are general safety features available for all such as the ability to manage who can message or follow them, and being able to block and report other users.
