Some Reddit alternatives that aren't necessarily dead
So You Want to Leave Reddit? Here's What's Actually Out There Reddit has been in slow-motion controversy for a while now. The big flashpoint came in 2023 when the company started charging for API access, effectively killing off most third-party apps that many users preferred over the official client. Thousands of subreddits went dark in protest, and users started seriously asking: what else is out there? The irony is that, at least for now, most people are still on Reddit. It's still the closest thing we have to a searchable, categorized archive of human knowledge and weird niche hobbies. But if you're tired of feeling like the platform is working against you (with changes that restrict moderators, harvest data from countless ad tech partners, and gradually sand down what made it good), these are the real alternatives people are using. Fair warning: none of them will feel like home on day one. Lemmy — The Decentralized Contender What it is: Lemmy is an open-sour...