Twitch might do the same thing with IRL streams, but the magic is with RPAN that you don't have to be a famous streamer with an established personality for people to actually watch you. RPAN is raw humanity - the good, the bad, and the weird - put on display for everyone to see, and that's what makes it so unique and refreshing. I would love to see this expanded with things like subreddit specific streams and more available slots in the future.

We are so humbled, delighted, and inspired by what you all created in RPAN last week. We started constructing a long corporate write-up about the event but got too excited, and decided to respond instead by giving you what you asked for!

Tomorrow, 8/29, we’re bringing back RPAN between 2pm–5pm PDT (8/29 9pm - 8/30 12am UTC) for your viewing and broadcasting pleasure. We’re only announcing one new RPAN window for now, but we promise you *there will be more.* We can't wait to see the things you broadcast.

Also, stay tuned for that “long corporate write-up” I mentioned (paired with a team AMA). In it, we’ll delve into why we launched RPAN, key learnings from the initial test period, data and stats on engagement and participation (hint: NERD PLAYS PIANO, FRANKIE, and MARC REBILLET were our three most popular broadcasters), a nod to our plans for RPAN in the future and where we need your help and guidance making this product better than it is today.

See our previous post for more information about RPAN.

On behalf of the team here, I want to say thank you.

You surpassed our wildest hopes and memes. You made us laugh, cry, chortle, and stare dumbfounded at our screens. You were wholesome and sad, clever and cute.

Let's do this again sometime.

Hi Reddit! We’re back with a new experience for the community, the Reddit Public Access Network (RPAN). Starting August 19 until 5PM PT, and from 9AM-5PM PT through Friday, August 23, redditors around the world will be able to create live broadcasts. In true Reddit fashion, voting will determine the top broadcast, and you can explore different broadcasts by swiping or clicking right or left. As you move further from the top broadcast, the broadcasts you see will be increasingly more random, so we encourage you to explore and vote!

First and foremost, this is about having fun as a Reddit community, and if you all enjoy it, we’ll continue to explore how it might work as an actual feature. So if you have thoughts, suggestions, or other feedback, please share that in the comments of this post. We genuinely want to hear what you all think, and we look through all of the comments we can, including those without many upvotes.

We’re rolling out the RPAN experience progressively across Reddit starting August 19, so it’s possible that some people may see RPAN earlier than others.

Some general rules for broadcasting with RPAN:

• RPAN is a Safe for Work experience—Nudity, sexually suggestive content, graphic violence, illegal/dangerous behavior, hoax promotion, or content that would be seen as highly offensive/upsetting to the average redditor will result in a banned account

• All redditors may see your stream, so don’t show yourself if you want to stay anonymous

• Be like the Lambeosaurus—feed on pine needles and have a good time

Read the full rules here.