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Reddit’s March update is out now, and it brings French Canadian as a language for the Android app interface.

In a recent blog post, the platform announced that those with French Canadian as their phone’s default language selection would see the Reddit interface in French Canadian. Users on the updated Android app will be able to change their language preferences in the app’s settings if they prefer to revert to English.

In addition to French Canadian, the update also brings Dutch and Swedish to the Reddit Android app. “We’ll be rounding out coverage for these languages to iOS, web, and more throughout 2023,” wrote Reddit.

Apart from new languages for the Android app interface, the update also brings the ability to “Search Within Post Comments.”

The feature allows you to search for a specific keyword within the thread’s comments without having to press Ctrl+F or Cmd+F on your keyboard. Once typed out, all instances of the specific keyword would be highlighted.

Further, iOS Reddit users would now see their Vault (digital wallet) has been moved to the side drawer. To view your Collectible Avatars, access your public Vault address and recovery phrase, change your Vault password, sign out of your Vault, and switch Vaults, you’ll have to navigate to the side drawer now.

Other updates include changes to the Reddit chat and Mobile Crowd Control options.

Source: Reddit

Reddit is going one step further in its effort to curb misinformation and propaganda relating to the current conflict between Ukraine and Russia.

The San Francisco-based discussion website announced today that it has banned users from posting links to any Russian state-supported media outlets. The rule doesn’t apply to a specific subreddit and instead covers the whole website, and applies to all users globally.

The conflict happening in Ukraine is a human tragedy. The situation is evolving quickly, and while not a complete or final list of our efforts, these are some of the actions we're taking right now: https://t.co/UJCPffhAMc pic.twitter.com/dkh6lE0y5f

— Reddit (@Reddit) March 3, 2022

Links to the state-run television network RT and Sputnik were recently banned by several subreddit mods to safeguard their communities; however, today’s change implies that the rule now encompasses all of Reddit.

In its announcement post, Reddit also clearly stated that it will not allow any advertisements that “target Russia or originate from any Russia-based entity, government or private” on its platform.

This comes soon after Reddit “quarantined” (shadowbanned) the r/Russia and r/RussiaPolitics subreddits because of misinformation arising from them. As of right now, visiting the quarantined subreddit shows a message, stating “This Community contains a high volume of information not supported by credible sources,” as seen in the screenshot below:

While other social media platforms have also taken strict measures against Russian state-run broadcasting, like YouTube blocking RT from earning ad revenue, or Meta blocking Sputnik in EU and Ukraine, Reddit’s move today formally abolishes the presence of said media from its platform globally.

“This is a live situation, and our response is evolving every day as we gain new information. The measures above are not a complete or final list of what we’re doing, but we hope it provides some insight into our efforts right now,” reads the company’s blog post. “Reddit, at its core, is about community, and we will continue to do whatever we can to ensure that our platform remains available for people to connect, support each other, access reliable information, and express their authentic opinions and feelings during this difficult time.”

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Source: Reddit