Reddit is an American social news platform where one can share posts and the other users can share their views as comments. As this is a platform where opinions are shared, it comes along with trolls, harsh opinions, and stigmas while sharing thoughts similar to any other social media platform.
To maintain the balance between healthy sharing and check over the spread of improper messages which are against the regulations of the platform. One such idea is provided by Reddit in which users can use a Reddit Throwaway account to express their opinions in a comparatively disclosed manner.
In this article, we are going to know more about the Reddit Throwaway account and how to create one!
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What is the Reddit Throwaway Account?
As the word ‘Throwaway’ suggests something being used temporarily and then thrown or disposed of. The Reddit throwaway account can be used by the user for a purpose and then abandoned if required. It is an account created other than your main Reddit account.
The main purposes for which this kind of accounts are used by the users are:
- To share some personal feelings or embarrassing stories anonymously such that people cannot reach up to their main account or relate it to them. This is where an experience can be shared in ‘Ask Reddit’ for the one facing it currently as support.
- Give your financial opinions. As discussing finance is an extremely tricky and sensitive topic, you can use this account that maintains privacy.
- To share your views that cannot be done in real as disclosing your identity might create issues.
For Example: you can share your personal opinion about work culture or the issues you face from a common person’s identity to your higher officials.
- To share sensitive comments and not wanting to leave any trail of identity.
- Reddit allows the users to downvote a comment if they don’t like it or disagree with it. So, some use these accounts so that if downvoted then no one can associate the particular comment to their main account.
- The Reddit account has lots of information that can easily expose a user and ease the process of identification. Hence for those who want to stay hidden in the Reddit world, this account is the best choice as you can share thoughts but still stay unknown.
For Example: If you want to share your personal experience in the Reddit Asks section as a help to the other user but do not want people close to you to know about it as it might be awkward, you can create a Reddit throwaway account and express yourselves.
Hence, we can conclude that the throwaway accounts are the account created apart from your main account in a portal or platform. You can create similar throwaway accounts in other handles such as gaming platforms, social media platforms, etc.
We have now covered the function of a Reddit Throwaway account and understood why it is created and used. Let us further proceed with the steps involved in creating a Throwaway account in Reddit.
How to Make a Reddit Throwaway Account?
As mentioned earlier, a throwaway account is created as an extra account even if you already own one, similarly, you can create one or several throwaway accounts in Reddit and it is free of cost!
To Create a Throwaway Account, follow these steps:
- Open a browser in which you haven’t signed in with your Reddit account. You can also use the incognito mode instead of the browser.
- Visit the Reddit page to create a new account and click on the ‘Sign Up’ option.
- Fill in the details such as username, e-mail id, and password. Make sure that you create a unique username that doesn’t relate to you or your other accounts.
- You can leave the ‘E-mail ID’ space blank and create an account. This is usually preferred in creating of throwaway account as you would want none of your information exposed. Most of the Reddit throwaway accounts are either made without mail-id or with a temporary mail id that leads to no true identity.
- However, you can use an alternative Email-ID created specifically for this purpose. Having a mail-id is useful at times in case you forget the password. You can even create a throwaway mail-id in Gmail, Yahoo, etc, and use it.
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- Fill in the ‘CAPTCHA’ and click on the ‘Sign Up’ option.
- Once successfully signed up for the account, you can use it as your temporary account.
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How Delete a Reddit Throwaway Account?
To delete the account from your desktop, follow these steps:
- Sign-in to your throwaway account.
- Click on your ‘Account name’ on the top right corner to open a drop-down menu.
- From the drop-down menu select the ‘Users Settings’ option.
- Click on the ‘Account Tab’ from the settings menu and select the ‘Deactivate Account’ option.
- It will take you to the next page where the ‘Deactivate Account’ option is present at the bottom corner of the page.
- Confirm deactivation by giving your Username and Password credentials and checking the ‘I understand that deactivated accounts are not recoverable’ box. You can also give your feedback if you want to specify the reason for you to delete the account.
- Finally, click on the ‘Deactivate’ option.
Note: Even if you deactivate the Reddit throwaway account, the posts, comments, etc. linked with it will not be erased and your account name will no longer be found on Reddit.
A throwaway account is not the solution to go invisible as you can still be tracked based on your IP address and other trails that as a user one wouldn’t notice. However, this is sufficient to protect you from the judgments of people around you and in giving you a place to overcome your stigma in sharing your thoughts.
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We have covered everything about the Reddit Throwaway account along with some tips to use it properly. Hope this was useful for you to understand the alternatives that technology provides and opportunities that one can use effectively.
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