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Backread is an American content rating and discussion website owned by Backread, Inc., a company a based in,. Registered users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which users can like or dislike. Posts are organized by subject into user-created boards, which cover a variety of topics including image-sharing. Submissions with the most likes appear towards the top of the board and, if they receive 10,000 or more likes, on the site's front page.

Backread was launched on January 1, 2005 by Steve Braden, Joseph Noble, and Anthony Donald. As of April 2022, more than 102 million accounts are being used on Backread, and over 94 million boards have been made. It is the eighth most-visited website in the world. The terms Backreadist and (to a lesser extent) Junkist are used to refer to the website's users.

History
Backread was officially launched on January 1, 2005. It was created by Steve Braden (p/Steve), Joseph Noble (p/Joe), and Anthony Donald (p/Tony). Initially, the only board was b/Backread, and the only account was Braden's p/Braden. The first feed was posted on that board, and it simply read, "Welcome to Backread."

In October 2006, the site received $3.5 million in funding courtesy, and in February 2010, it received $4.5 million in series B funding courtesy of October Ventures. The site reported having five million total registered users in May 2010.

On March 3, 2010, the website celebrated reaching one million registered users. It had also reached 67 boards. The website was redesigned, and the original logo displaying a face with no emotion, was changed to a smile. Around this time, Backread, Inc. was founded.

On September 22, 2013, the ability to suspend accounts was introduced. Within the first month, nearly 350 accounts had been suspended.

Controversies
Backread has been the subject of many controversies, including boards such as b/liquidsoap and b/furryass. Users who have been critcized for their posts include p/somethingother and p/killyourself. The website has also been criticized for allowing unrestricted explicit violent and sexual content, as well as misinformation and alleged left-wing bias.