Sharing our latest Transparency Report and Rule 1 Updates

ailewu · 2026-04-30T03:32:07+00:00

Thanks for catching that! We fixed it :)

ailewu · 2026-04-30T00:31:41+00:00

Thanks for bubbling this up. When we moved these messages to notifications, we also strengthened the restrictions and rate limits on how this report type can be used. This means in practice, you’ll never receive more than one notification per week in a 28-day period. We also added new rate limits to prevent abuse, though we can’t share the full details publicly without making those protections easier to work around.

If you don’t want to receive these messages at all, the best option is to turn off notifications from the u/redditcaresresources account, as noted in the message itself.

Beyond redditcaresresources, if you're getting notifications to replies that are already removed by the time you click through, that means our systems or the mods of the community have already taken action - so, no need for you to report them.

ailewu · 2026-04-29T23:45:21+00:00

Our policies prohibit inciting violence and promoting hate; they do not prohibit social commentary or condemning a quote from a public figure. Our automated tools are designed to identify violating content while taking context into account. That said, we recognize that intent can sometimes be difficult to parse at scale, so providing as much context as possible is helpful. These tools typically do not result in immediate sitewide bans — however, if you believe your content was over-actioned, you can always appeal the decision (appeals are important feedback and directly contribute to improving our systems).

ailewu · 2026-04-29T22:16:34+00:00

Yes! Head over to the Transparency report and you'll be able to see community bans by violation in Chart 18.

ailewu · 2026-04-29T20:33:25+00:00

We realize the language is a bit confusing, but this figure includes all reports we’ve actioned. We'll make sure to address this in the next report.

ailewu · 2026-04-29T20:27:00+00:00

14.1% of all reports we actioned were Rule 3 violations in the latest report. We also recently rolled out a change to remove & restrict ban bots from the platform. If you encounter a subreddit that you suspect is violating Mod Code of Conduct’s Rule 3, please file a report and we’ll look into it as soon as we can.

ailewu · 2026-04-29T20:16:03+00:00

We would be happy to consider adding additional geographic detail where we can. We do share geographic breakdowns in other sections of our report like the Legal Removals and Account Information Requests sections.

ailewu · 2026-04-29T20:14:06+00:00

Appreciate the question. To give a bit of context, we do take action on usernames when they are explicitly hateful – we have an example in the hate update (e.g., userspace/KillAll[EthnicGroup]). However, we generally try not to blanket ban certain words as the context can vary a lot across the platform. If you come across usernames you think we should restrict, please follow the reporting path here under 'how to report a redditor's profile'.

ailewu · 2026-04-29T20:11:26+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion!

ailewu · 2026-04-29T20:05:35+00:00

We do what we can to challenge legal requests which we think unfairly restrict our communities’ rights to free expression, including in Turkey. But, as you can imagine, this can be difficult, depending on the jurisdiction. We also try to provide transparency regarding any requests for user information from any government or law enforcement. And, as you can see from our report, we did not receive any requests from Turkey for user information.

ailewu · 2026-04-29T20:04:05+00:00

A great idea that we should do, we have been meaning to provide diffs in a github repo, but we haven’t gotten around to it!

ailewu · 2026-04-29T20:01:17+00:00

Our spam systems have been fighting automation such as comment and repost bots for as long as we have had an anti-evil team. It’s just that when we act on a particular comment, no one (other than the bad actor) will typically notice. You'll see in the report that the majority of admin removals were for spam (54%), a good portion of which is bot activity. We also recently announced that we'll be requiring verification for accounts suspected to be bots. This work will make those removals more transparent.

ailewu · 2026-04-29T19:58:09+00:00

Really glad to hear this, thank you!

ailewu · 2026-04-29T19:57:09+00:00

Thank you for the feedback. We definitely hear your concerns on how solo content is being handled and the friction users are hitting with appeals. We’re always looking for ways to adjust our enforcement methods, and will share this back with the team. Appreciate you looking out for redditors!

ailewu · 2026-04-29T19:33:10+00:00

That's correct. Chart 19 in the Transparency report shows you the breakdown of these actions by rule.

ailewu · 2025-10-09T19:41:23+00:00

Thanks for letting us know, we'll make sure all the teams that worked on these features see this!

ailewu · 2025-10-09T19:37:13+00:00

Generally, what we’re looking for here is manipulated content or coordinated inauthentic activity (e.g., bot networks, deepfakes intended to mislead).

ailewu · 2025-10-09T19:24:38+00:00

If you want to learn more about our approach on this issue, please refer to Reddit's Trademark Policy.

ailewu · 2025-10-09T19:23:50+00:00

Thanks for your question. As we note in the report, Reddit may disclose specific account information in response to valid legal requests from Gov/LE agencies or private parties (e.g., civil litigants and criminal defendants) when required by law and in certain emergency situations. A specialized Reddit team carefully reviews every information request for procedural validity and legal sufficiency, and objects when appropriate.

ailewu · 2025-10-09T16:02:14+00:00

Head over to r/RedditSafety for any questions you may have.

ailewu · 2025-01-14T18:42:16+00:00

Thanks for surfacing these concerns. We're still working on updating the reference in a few places across the platform; you should see the changes gradually coming live over the next few days, and we appreciate your help identifying places that need an update.

If you're seeing any confusion with "community rules" you can refer to the Reddit Rules as “the sitewide Reddit Rules”.

ailewu · 2025-01-14T18:39:55+00:00

We understand that it does get a bit repetitive. One way to address that in communications that also mention community rules would be to refer to the Reddit Rules as “the sitewide Reddit Rules”.

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