First held in 2017, Reddit users could only place one pixel on the screen every five minutes. from RedditPlace Last year was the second. The event, which started on April 1 and lasted four days, attracted a lot of attention and became one of the biggest events in the history of the Internet. Turkish users also left their mark on the event, which saw many beautiful works unveiled in 2022.

Today the expected happened and the next leg of the event began. Reddit this time don’t wait five years also noticed. In addition, breaking with tradition by not starting on April 1 surprised users. A Reddit staff member said the event is supposed to start in April, but has been postponed.

The event has already been used to criticize Reddit’s recent decisions.

to the event r/Place by clicking here You can participate via As before, users can place pixels on the giant canvas at certain time intervals. It is also possible to scan the canvas and explore communities by holding down the screen or right-clicking.

The start of Reddit Place 2023 came at a time when the platform was under immense pressure. The company’s massive API prices led to the shutdown of popular third-party applications. After that, protests against the company began in many different subreddits.

So this year’s event will very likely be used to protest against the company. Users have already started voicing harsh criticism under Reddit’s Place announcement post. Also from the current state of the canvas, the company CEO Steve Huffman We can see it loaded. Note that the CEO’s name is “spez” in practice. All this is an indication that we will see works aimed at criticizing the company during the event.

For the works revealed at the end of Reddit Place 2022;