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Reddit removal resources.

Plain-English guides to how Reddit’s rules, appeals, privacy and copyright routes work, with the law and the numbers behind them. Every claim names its source.

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  • 20terms explained
  • 14legal references
  • 12sourced statistics
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What you will see

How Reddit shows removed content.

Reddit does not delete pages or show “page not found” for removed content. The address stays, and a notice explains what happened.

You seeWhat it meansWho decided
[removed]A post or comment that was taken down. The text is replaced and the address still opens.Often by moderators, sometimes by Reddit.
Removed by moderatorThe community's moderators removed it under their own rules.Decided by volunteers, for that community.
Removed by Reddit's filtersAn automated filter removed it, for example as spam.Sometimes restored if it was caught by mistake.
Removed by legal teamReddit removed it following a legal process, such as a copyright or court request.Decided by Reddit, not the community.
Banned subredditThe whole community was banned. Visitors see a banned notice and posting stops.Decided by Reddit.
Username shows [deleted]The account is deleted or banned. A banned user's profile stays online with the username shown as [deleted].Account action is taken by Reddit or by the user.

Glossary

Reddit removal, in plain English.

Permalink
The direct link to one specific post or comment. Reviewers need the permalink of each comment, not just the link to the post above it.
Subreddit
A community on Reddit, written r/name. Each has its own rules and volunteer moderators.
Moderator
A volunteer who runs a subreddit. Moderators remove content that breaks their community's rules, under Reddit's Moderator Code of Conduct.
Administrator (admin)
A Reddit employee who enforces the sitewide Reddit Rules. Admins can remove content, suspend accounts and ban communities.
Reddit Rules
The sitewide rules that apply everywhere on Reddit, covering harassment, private information, impersonation, spam and other conduct.
Modmail
The private messaging channel between users and a community's moderators. Community ban appeals usually go through it.
Removed by moderator
A notice shown in place of a post that the community's moderators removed. The address still opens.
Removed by Reddit's filters
A notice shown when an automated filter removed the content, for example as spam.
Removed by legal team
A notice shown where Reddit removed the content following a legal process.
[deleted]
Shown in place of a username when the account is deleted or banned. The profile may stay online.
Suspension
A sitewide restriction on an account applied by Reddit. It is appealed to Reddit, not to moderators.
Shadowban
A state where an account's activity is hidden from others, often without a notice to the user.
Doxxing
Publishing someone's private information, such as an address or phone number, so that others can target them.
Brigading
Organising a group to pile onto a person, post or community. It breaks Reddit's rules.
Sock puppet
A fake or secondary account used to pose as another person or to make support look bigger than it is.
DMCA notice
A formal notice under US copyright law asking a platform to remove material that copies the sender's work.
Counter-notice
A poster's formal reply to a DMCA notice, saying the material was removed in error.
Section 230
A US law (47 U.S.C. § 230) under which platforms are generally not treated as the publisher of what users post.
Geoblocking
Restricting content in one country, often to meet a court order, while it stays visible elsewhere.
Transparency report
A report Reddit publishes twice a year on removals, legal requests, copyright notices and appeals.