Reddit is a user-generated content and discussion website that allows users to post, comment, and rate content. It is a social media platform that encourages users to engage in meaningful conversations and share information on a range of topics. The topics vary from general news and current events, to sports and politics, to entertainment, to health and wellness, to hobbies and more. Reddit also features a variety of tools to help users create and participate in discussions, such as subreddits, user-generated polls and surveys, and even an AMA (Ask Me Anything) feature. Reddit also allows users to create their own subreddits, or “subs”, in order to focus conversations on specific topics. This makes Reddit an excellent resource for educational and reference applications, as users can easily find relevant and reliable information on a variety of topics.
Functionally Voat is a clone of Reddit. The major differences are that Reddit has more users and Voat has mainly conservative and right-wing users.