Reddit plans to lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says
Posted: Feb 14, 2025
- Reddit is planning to put some content behind a paywall this year
- CEO Reddit Mark Spiegel shared the news
- Impact on Reddit users and monetization
- Users speculating on possible changes in stock prices related to the paywall
- Companies mentioned: $GOOGL, $FB
- Reddit plans to introduce a paywall this year for certain new subreddit types
- CEO Steve Huffman mentioned potential paid subreddits with exclusive content
- Reddit must consider how to compensate users for user-generated content behind the paywall
- Reddit is laying the foundation to monetize commerce within subreddits
- Reddit executives discussed introducing more ads on the platform, with hopes for more contextual advertising in the future
- Reddit reported a net income of $71 million for Q4 2024, with a net loss of $484.3 million for the year
- Advance Publications is the largest shareholder in Reddit
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