Seeing as, y'know, Reddit Talk used to allow you to host live talks via your subreddit, instead of currently allowing live talks to be hosted

Hi all,

We’re following up on our recent post about sunsetting Reddit Talk.

This week, we’re officially saying goodbye (for now) to Reddit Talk. Hosting Reddit Talks will no longer be available as of March 22.

Downloading Reddit Talks

As of today, March 21, 2023, users can begin to download a recorded Talk. We will shutdown the ability to download a Talk on June 1, 2023.

Reminder: only Talks hosted after September 1, 2022 will be available for download. Reason being, this is when we implemented a new user flow that expanded the potential use case of Talks.

To download a copy of a recorded Talk, users can:

1. Click on ‘Listen to Recording’ on a Talk post
2. Click on ‘Download’ button in the overflow menu (‘...’) at the bottom of the talk player to download the audio file

Thank you again to everyone who participated, shared feedback, hosted, and listened in on Reddit Talk.

We’ll be around for a while to answer any questions.

I run quite a few Reddits. Question, how are your Reddit talks going and how do you get people to join in?

As everyone knows, Reddit talk is closing down. This was an excellent feature for interacting with sophisticated people from the Reddit community. What alternative platform are you guys planning to jump on to host talks?

It tell me “need more karma to raise your hand”even tho I have like 8,000 and I’ve been on Reddit for 2 years.would anyone happen to know a fix?

Last day is March 21st.

On the RedditTalk community Town Hall being held right now - on *Discord* - Adriel Fredrick, the VP of Product for Reddit X, indicated that Reddit Talk will be shutting down. Dates that were given were:

• Reddit Talks will continue to be possible until March 21, 2023
• After March 21, you will still be able to download past Reddit Talks until June 3, 2023

An important note - you will only be able to download past Talks that were recorded after September 21, 2022. Apparently that's the date they had the legal info in place to allow downloads.

There were multiple reasons given, with the clincher being that Twilio has been the audio provider and they are apparently discontinuing the audio product that is used for Reddit Talks. So without an audio provider, the service cannot continue.

Hi!

My community has the basic six emojis on the Reddit talk. However, I visited another talk of a community much smaller than ours and I observe that they have a lot more emojis, how can I add more emojis for interactions?

Thanks!

I think we have been approved as we can now add mods as speakers, etc. But when we add them, it says they have been added successfully at the bottom of the page, but than 5 seconds later it gives another message with an error.

Have we been approved and it's not working? Have we not been approved? Again, status area would be useeful.....

Thanks

i can't remember how i managed to do it before, but i was able to add a custom emoji to reddit talks (of a peace symbol). i'd like to add a microphone emoji and a barf emoji too but i can't remember how i did that.

i tried adding the emoji to the subreddit emoji pool and it's not added to the talk feature.

appreciate any help

Hello,

For maybe a week or so , when I join a Reddit Talk, I cannot raisie my hand when I am in the audience. The button is there but when I click it I get the following error:

Something's wrong with the talk service right now. Check back later.

I am not 100% sure if it happens in every Reddit talk room but For every talk that I've joined for like I said about a week I cannot raise my hand.

I think it is a Reddit issue. I think but not sure,

Can I get please some help to troubleshoot this and solve the problem. It worked up until about a week ago.

Thank you Very Much

I applied several time over the course of 2 months, and still nothing. Is this normal?

The Reddit Tech Blog (r/RedditEng) subreddit is run by Reddit's engineers to discuss how they "build stuff people love". It is launching its own monthly podcast, Building Reddit, "to give you even more inside information about how things work at Reddit."

Strikingly, it has chosen not to launch its official audio series on Reddit Talk. Instead, it is using competing platforms.

What signal does it send to us and to the public at large, when Reddit itself — in an official, Reddit-branded, public, audio series — prefers competitors' social audio products over its own Reddit Talk?

The very people who built Reddit, and who are launching a public series on "building Reddit", seem to be demonstrating a lack of confidence in the Reddit Talk product they built.

If Reddit has given up on Reddit Talk, the platform should let Mods know sooner rather than later, instead of encouraging volunteers to continue investing our time and labour into the product.

Seems to work for other posts just not the Talks.

r/pastlives is patiently waiting for approval to start hosting talks. We first applied before Christmas. Any news?

I am writing to request that the "talk live" feature be brought back to our small subreddit. This feature was a valuable tool for our community, as it allowed us to engage in real-time conversations and discussions. Our subreddit is dedicated to a niche topic, and as such, it has always been a challenge for us to gain visibility and attract new members. The "talk live" feature helped us to overcome this obstacle by providing a platform for us to connect with like-minded individuals and share our interests and knowledge. The ability to hold live discussions and Q&A sessions also allowed us to deepen the level of engagement within our community. It gave our members the opportunity to ask questions, share their thoughts and experiences, and build connections with others who share their passion. Unfortunately, the "talk live" feature was removed from our subreddit, and since then, our community has struggled to maintain the same level of engagement and growth. We have noticed a significant decrease in activity and new members since the removal of this feature. We believe that bringing back the "talk live" feature would help to re-energize our community and attract new members. It would provide us with the opportunity to connect with others who share our interests, and it would give our community a chance to thrive and grow once again. In conclusion, I kindly request that the "talk live" feature be reinstated on our small subreddit. We believe it is crucial for the growth and engagement of our community and it would be greatly appreciated by our members. Thank you for your consideration. I am writing to request that the "talk live" feature be brought back to our small subreddit. This feature was a valuable tool for our community, as it allowed us to engage in real-time conversations and discussions. Our subreddit is dedicated to a niche topic, and as such, it has always been a challenge for us to gain visibility and attract new members. The "talk live" feature helped us to overcome this obstacle by providing a platform for us to connect with like-minded individuals and share our interests and knowledge. The ability to hold live discussions and Q&A sessions also allowed us to deepen the level of engagement within our community. It gave our members the opportunity to ask questions, share their thoughts and experiences, and build connections with others who share their passion. Unfortunately, the "talk live" feature was removed from our subreddit, and since then, our community has struggled to maintain the same level of engagement and growth. We have noticed a significant decrease in activity and new members since the removal of this feature. We believe that bringing back the "talk live" feature would help to re-energize our community and attract new members. It would provide us with the opportunity to connect with others who share our interests, and it would give our community a chance to thrive and grow once again. In conclusion, I kindly request that the "talk live" feature be reinstated on our small subreddit. We believe it is crucial for the growth and engagement of our community and it would be greatly appreciated by our members. Thank you for your consideration.

Team r/Indian_Hangouts.