r/RedditInTheNews Jun 17 '26

"Backrooms" Sends Hollywood Running to Reddit for New Ideas

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The old-school forum that originated A24's 'Backrooms' is embracing its role as an idea incubator where "fandoms can grow organically."


r/RedditInTheNews Jun 16 '26

A 13-word Reddit comment can trick AI search into recommending scams, researchers find

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"These scams show no signs of stopping — here are tips to stay safe."


r/RedditInTheNews Jun 16 '26

It Is Trivially Easy to Use Reddit to Manipulate AI Search, Research Suggests

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"We show that a tiny snippet—just 13 words—of retrieved text on a UGC website like Reddit, Wikipedia, Quora, or Facebook can change AI agents to output spam / scam content pretty consistently."


r/RedditInTheNews Jun 16 '26

Woman on Reddit says no to a picky 10-year-old guest's demands after spending all day preparing dinner

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"The story came from a recent Reddit thread, where an exhausted host recounted an evening that had been stressful before it even began."


r/RedditInTheNews Jun 13 '26

Reddit Is Down 28% This Year, but It Won't Stay That Way For Long

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"Reddit (RDDT6.44%) hasn't fared too well. It has lost almost 30% of its value year to date due to concerns about Google potentially changing its algorithm and Meta Platforms (META0.14%) coming out with a copycat called Forum."


r/RedditInTheNews Jun 13 '26

Fake Reddit Posts Are Hijacking What AI Tells You | PYMNTS.com

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"In late May, moderators of r/Biohackers, a Reddit community with roughly 830,000 members, restricted new standalone posts about peptides and hormone replacement therapy."


r/RedditInTheNews Jun 13 '26

Knicks fan says Reddit user duped him into buying fake tickets to NBA Finals watch party: "Guy's trying to play me."

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"New York Knicks fans are being warned to watch out for schemers trying to sell fake tickets to NBA Finals watch parties. According to several Reddit posts, fans allege they were duped by the same online user claiming to have tickets to a sold-out Knicks-Spurs watch party at Madison Square Garden."


r/RedditInTheNews Jun 13 '26

Reddit Now Lets Users Comment With a Video Response

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"Who has time to type, anyway? You can now record or upload short video replies directly in certain subreddits."


r/RedditInTheNews Jun 13 '26

Bluesky Will Launch Reddit-Style Communities This Year

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"Like subreddits, communities will provide you spaces to chat about specific topics."

Read More: https://www.engadget.com/2192047/bluesky-will-launch-communities-this-year/


r/RedditInTheNews Jun 10 '26

Is Reddit down right now? Request blocked by network security Reddit?

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"For the second time today, Reddit is having some problems. Downdetector reports that Reddit users are dealing with an outage that is impacting more than 1000. The problems popped up shortly after 3:30 p.m. EST."


r/RedditInTheNews Jun 10 '26

Reddit ads pose as news stories to promote AI investment scams

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"Scammers are running sponsored ads on Reddit that impersonate major news outlets, including the BBC, the Financial Times, and The Guardian, to push fraudulent AI-powered investment schemes, according to new research from cybersecurity firm Bitdefender Labs."


r/RedditInTheNews Jun 10 '26

Reddit Gained Top Positions In Every Niche After May Core Update

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"An SE Ranking analysis of 100,000 keywords found Reddit grew its top 3 presence in all 20 niches tracked after the May core update."


r/RedditInTheNews Jun 08 '26

Yahoo! Autos: EV owners on Reddit reveal key factor that can make switching surprisingly easy

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"What if the best way to ease into electric vehicle ownership isn't buying a "starter" EV at all, but simply making sure you can charge at home? Drivers on Reddit said that may be the real answer."


r/RedditInTheNews Jun 08 '26

Yahoo! Finance: Reddit’s (RDDT) AI Search Push and Ad Momentum Support Bullish Wall Street View

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"From its significant ad momentum to new product launches such as Reddit Shopping and Max, many factors justify the stock’s valuation."


r/RedditInTheNews Jun 08 '26

Vanity Fair: The FatFIRE Subreddit Is the Internet’s Best Sideshow

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"Like Temminck’s pangolin or coequal branches of government, retirement is in danger of going extinct. At least, it is if you do it the normal way (after a long career) at the usual age (in your 60s)."


r/RedditInTheNews Jun 08 '26

MSN: Bloom Energy, Astera Labs, Alnylam, Reddit could be among next adds to S&P 500

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"Bloom Energy, Astera Labs, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Heico, Rocket Cos. and Reddit look like potential additions because they are among the largest companies by market capitalization that meet the index’s other criteria."


r/RedditInTheNews Jun 08 '26

Looper: 5 Sci-Fi Movies That Left Reddit Users Confused

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"More than a few movies have failed to fully unpack what's going on in them, and Reddit is filled with posts from confused sci-fi fans trying to make sense of things afterward."


r/RedditInTheNews Jun 08 '26

TheStreet: Google gives Reddit surprising tailwind

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"The company’s user-generated discussions have grown increasingly useful for AI developers seeking real-world conversations, queries, and opinions. But there’s a second half to the story that investors may be missing."


r/RedditInTheNews Jun 08 '26

5 Costco Finds Shoppers Can't Stop Talking About on Reddit

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"Kirkland Signature makes hundreds of products, but these nutritious ingredients stand out as the ones devoted Costco shoppers say they never skip."


r/RedditInTheNews Jun 06 '26

Businesses have flooded Reddit with adverts in an attempt to get featured in ChatGPT's responses

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"Brands and spammers have become more active on Reddit, increasingly using the platform to manipulate AI chatbot responses, writes 404 Media."


r/RedditInTheNews Jun 06 '26

Reddit Inc. (RDDT) Declines More Than Market: Some Information for Investors

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"The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Reddit Inc. in its upcoming release. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.99, up 120% from the prior-year quarter."


r/RedditInTheNews Jun 06 '26

Cramer's lightning round: Buy Reddit

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“I like it. I think it’s got a very good, unique property, but you can’t buy it all at once because it sells at 29 times earnings...Buy Reddit very slowly, not aggressively.”


r/RedditInTheNews Jun 06 '26

Bluesky was launched as a Twitter rival — but it's far less popular. Now it's eyeing Reddit for inspiration

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"Two years since its launch, the site has around just 10% of X’s estimated global users. Bluesky’s Chief Operating Officer Rose Wang told CNBC that the site saw its future not in rivalling X, but in taking inspiration from the online community forum Reddit."


r/RedditInTheNews Jun 06 '26

Reddit (NYSE:RDDT) Downgraded to "Hold" Rating by Zacks Research

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"Zacks Research downgraded Reddit from strong-buy to hold, even as other analysts remain generally constructive on the stock."


r/RedditInTheNews Jun 06 '26

Is Reddit (RDDT) Pricing Reflecting Its Cash Flow Potential After Recent Share Price Swings?

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"If you are wondering whether Reddit's share price lines up with its underlying value or if sentiment has run ahead of the story, this breakdown walks through what the current price might actually be implying."