Porn subreddits ‘go dark’ in protest of incoming third-party porn ban (and other changes)

Blog post1 min readUpdated Feb 23, 2025View source ↗

A slew of adult content subreddits have recently “gone dark” on Reddit in a coordinated effort to protest the platform’s new policies regarding third-party app usage. Additionally, Reddit announced that explicit content will soon be unavailable for viewing through third-party apps. Thousands of subreddit groups—online communities within Reddit—have switched to “private” mode for 48 hours […]

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