Reddit Is Experimenting With Live Video Streams

People on Reddit have had a weekend full of rumors and speculations about the cryptic messages spotted on a new community called r/pan. Today, the site officially gave an answer to clear up the mystery. Reddit launched Reddit Public Access Network (r/pan) after a week of experimenting. The subreddit is for users to post live stream videos. What the site gathers during that testing period may help it offers a full-fledged live stream function in the future.

According to Wired, any platform without the option to live stream will find it hard to keep users. However, this method of content sharing has led to horrific consequences, which may explain why the platform takes a cautious step when it comes to live videos.

The Reddit team has made a system that works, but after this testing period, they may adjust things according to what they have learned.

According to the platform’s VP of product, Alex Le, the platform will have strict rules to control what kind of content is allowed. It will approve up to 100 concurrent streams, but each of them will last for no longer than 30 minutes. The types of content that are forbidden are illegal and dangerous activities, NSFW, and "quarantine eligible" content.

Selfie streams are discouraged, and the live videos will be recorded by rear-facing cameras only. Users can upvote or downvote each stream. If the permanent live stream option makes it to reality, the platform will probably lay down the same rules.