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Video Is Coming To Reddit (variety.com)

An anonymous reader shares a report from Variety: Videos are coming to Reddit, thanks to a new feature that allows users to upload video clips directly to the service. Reddit rolled out the new video feature Tuesday after testing it with around 200 communities over the past couple of weeks. Reddit users are now able to upload videos of up to 15 minutes in length, with file sizes being limited to 1 gigabyte. Users will be able to upload videos via Reddit's website and its mobile apps for iOS and Android, with the latter offering basic trimming functionality as well. And, in keeping with the spirit of the site, Reddit is also offering a conversion tool to turn videos into animated Gifs. Videos are being displayed persistently, or pinned, meaning that users can scroll through the comments while the video keeps playing in the corner of their screen. And community moderators can opt not to allow videos in their Subreddits at all, with Le arguing that some discussion-heavy Subreddits may decide that the format just doesn't work for them.

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  1. Re:How about fixing the abusive moderation? by ClickOnThis · · Score: 5, Informative

    Lefties and proggies don't believe in free speech or liberalism.

    Okay, put down the broad brush, and rethink your view of the world.

    People, no matter what part of the political spectrum they identify with, are not so easy to pigeon-hole as you want to imagine.

    And BTW, there are plenty of lefties and righties who believe in free speech and liberalism (in the sense of liberty.)

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