The Button (Reddit)
The button is Reddit's April Fools' Day joke for April 1, 2015.[1] On the main page of the custom subreddit visitors see a button protected by a Molly-guard, a timer counting down from 60 seconds,[2] and a count of how many people have participated by pressing the button.[3] Only users created before April 1, 2015 can press the button and each user can only press it once.[4] Over 700,000 people have pressed the button,[5] and a website reporting live statistics has been created.[6] Speculation on how long it will last[7] and some good humored[8] controversy[9] and stress over the decision to press the button[10] have been reported around the web. A fundraising [11] campaign has also been set up to reward the first user granted with a red flair.
References
- ^ "Reddit taunts users with a simple button for April Fools' Day". Mashable. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Whatever you do, don't click this button". The Independent. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Reddit's April Fools' joke is a mysterious button, and people are still pressing it". Geek.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "A mysterious blue button is driving Reddit insane". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Half a million people are playing a game on Reddit called the button". Boing Boing. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Realtime chart of "the button" game on Reddit". Boing Boing. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Reddit Button Brings Sweet Torment To Thousands In April Fool's Prank That Could Go On For Months". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "On Reddit, 'The Button' is stressing people out". Business Insider. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Button Is Tearing Reddit Apart". Vice (magazine). Archived from the original on April 7, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Reddit's Bizarre, Surreal, Maddening, Hypnotic, Divisive, and Possibly Evil April Fools' Joke". Slate (magazine). Archived from the original on April 7, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Reward first RED Flair ! (fundraising campaign)".
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