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A form of private messaging on Reddit (the speech bubble icon). Chat, Direct (private) Messaging, and Following are restricted on new accounts on Reddit in an effort to reduce spam, scams, and other bad faith uses of the platform. It's not public knowledge exactly what the limitations are, but typically after a few days you can start to use these features.
Major changes to chat came into force in late 2021 which you can read about here[1]. This link gives an illustrated guide to sharing images via chat, and details on how to use slash commands[2] - a fast way to complete chat related actions directly from the input bar. The main official help page for chat is here[3].
2: https://reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/4406251471892
3: https://reddit.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/360008805652-Chat
Sometimes, we just want someone to chat to. r/Needafriend is a subreddit for people looking to make friends from all over the world to chat, discuss and share in a supportive manner, and r/CasualConversation is another good place to find people who just need someone to talk to. They maintain a directory[4] of other places to chat or talk, including r/SeriousConversation for in-depth discussions, theories or opinions.
4: https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualConversation/wiki/directory
5: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhhgpii/
6: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/i5lbcp1/
7: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhie2g6/
8: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhiekt0/
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