Reddit is making commenting in GIFs open for everybody. This function was earlier restricted to the Powerups subscribers of the social media platform. Reddit is winding up Powerups and the corporate introduced that they are going to be un-gating a few of the well-liked options that had been bundled as a part of Powerups. Earlier this yr, Reddit mentioned that it is organising a brand new initiative known as Community Funds with an preliminary funding of $1 million (roughly Rs. 7.6 crore) to help a variety of tasks.

Reddit just lately announced that it’s making commenting in GIFs accessible for everybody because the social media website is shutting down Powerups.

Powerups are a neighborhood subscription that permits Reddit communities to unlock perks and particular options for the neighborhood. As talked about earlier, the corporate is un-gating a few of the well-liked options bundled into Powerups, and deprecating the neighborhood subscription part.

Thus, any safe-for-work (SFW) subreddit can activate the function to remark in GIFs. Newly created SFW communities must choose out of the function so as to preserve the function turned off.

“We are focused on finding ways to empower communities and encourage better conversations on Reddit. We believe that conversations can take multiple forms, and enabling multimedia experiences gives users a new way to express themselves in comment threads, resulting in richer conversations. By enabling GIFs in comments will help save you a click when someone links to another GIF offsite,” the corporate mentioned in its publish.

In April, Reddit mentioned that it is organising a brand new initiative known as Community Funds with an preliminary funding of $1 million (roughly Rs. 7.6 crore) to help a variety of tasks. Reddit has already funded about 13 tasks up to now. Some of those tasks embrace a comics match, a billboard in Times Square, and a digital convention for historical past lovers.