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Reddit has introduced the portal Reddit Reviews, which collects product reviews from Reddit threads and uses AI to sort them and extract key takeaways. Product pages display short descriptions, starting prices, retailer links and a visualized rating bar with quotes from threads. Reddit emphasizes that content comes exclusively from Reddit, is moderated and contains no paid ads; the launch is initially in the U.S. with around 10,000 entries in Electronics, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden and Fashion. More categories and countries are planned for 2027. » More on golem.de

Reddit is piloting ads inside search results, showing promoted listings based on factors including contextual relevance to queries. The test, launched with a select group of advertisers, can surface product ads—for example, searches for “espresso station” may show espresso machines, beans, or mugs. The move expands Reddit’s ad placements beyond feeds and threads as the company explores additional monetization options. » More on theverge.com

Reddit beat revenue and earnings expectations in the third quarter but issued a weaker outlook, sending the stock down more than 29%. A sharp drop in search traffic caused by Google’s AI summaries costs Reddit reportedly over 1 million referrals per week and is dampening user growth. Planned measures, such as requiring logins to monetize, have met investor skepticism and increase uncertainty about the company’s growth prospects. » More on finanzen.net

Reddit shares fell about 30% after the company issued weak fourth-quarter sales guidance of $1.00–1.03 billion, below analysts' $1.05 billion estimate. The company beat Q3 revenue and earnings and reported 53% year-over-year sales growth, but growth slowed versus prior quarters. Reddit said it will test requiring users to log in to view content after reporting a meaningful drop in search-referral traffic from Google tied to AI, and several analysts downgraded the stock on rising monetization and user-growth uncertainty. » More on cnbc.com

Reddit reported—for the first time since its IPO—a decline in daily active US users to 50.7 million, while global growth is slowing. Revenue rose 53% in Q3 to $895 million and adjusted EBITDA was $402 million, but the outlooked EBITDA for Q4 fell short of expectations. CEO Steve Huffman blamed declining Google search traffic and Google’s AI search; Reddit plans to make most content accessible only after login, which could boost monetization but harm reach and user acquisition. Analysts have adjusted ratings and cut price targets, remaining mixed on median targets; the outcome of the login tests and stabilization of search traffic will be decisive. » More on finanzen.net