Ask HN: Alternatives to Reddit?

5 points by ReedJessen 5 years ago | 5 comments

Hi All,

The recent crackdown on certain kinds of speech on Reddit worries me. While I certainly don’t support many of the various subreddits that have been banned, I do think they have a right to speak.

While Reddit certainly has the right to do this as a private company, I am really disappointed with their decisions and I want to take my eyeballs/attention to a new platform.

Where should I look for a similar kind of community but that allows a wider range of opinions to be shared?

Sebb767 5 years ago |

It really depends a lot on what you want to see. There is simply nothing quite comparable to Reddit ATM with so many niches in on place and with such a community feeling. I've searched a lot, too (I'm a fellow ex-redditor).

Rather than focussing on a single replacement, your best bet is probably to go out to a specific niche. That's why I'm on HN, for example. But there's more. Like mechanical keyboards? Visit deskthority, where it all started. Are you a car modder? Try searching up the forum for your car model or brand!

These niche forums can be surprisingly active and they also tend to have more general off-topic discussions, so you'll get that too. And, at last, you might want to take the chance and reduce your social media consumption a bit - these smaller forums don't drag you in as much, take the time and follow your hobbies. It's worth it :)

ReedJessen 5 years ago | |

This is a good idea that takes a bit more effort but probably ultimately more valuable. Thanks.

brokenkeyboard 5 years ago |

I originally hit upon this issue back when digg was popular. I jumped onto reddit early on and came here years later. But before all of this I was on tons of other forums all starting with MS newsgroups. I feel like I going full circle and slowly using more and more sites.

neatze 5 years ago | |

if possible, please share your favorite sites, thank you.

catacombs 5 years ago |

> While I certainly don’t support many of the various subreddits that have been banned, I do think they have a right to speak.

Racism, misogyny, and xenophobia doesn't belong anywhere.