Since Reddit was launched in 2005, there are many who have gone to the Site for News. After introducing a News tab in alpha on its iOS app, Team Reddit has decided to break this out in beta.
In Reddit’s own words….
What’s the News tab and how does it work?
(GIF of the News tab in action)
The News tab offers a home for content that the community surfaces from a group of subreddits that frequently share and engage with the news. When you open the Reddit iOS app, you’ll find it to the left of “Home” and “Popular.” The News tab content is then divided into a handful of common news topics — like politics, science, and sports — with options to customize your News tab by selecting the topics or subtopics that interest you most.
We took care to build the News experience around communities that were already engaging with news the most. We have set guidelines for the communities that filter into the experience, as well as the post type (for example: posts titles must reflect the article title). We’ll continue to expand the communities you see in News in Q3. For more on our guidelines, how we’ve been testing and collecting feedback in the News tab alpha on iOS, see our initial update.
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