Hi mods!

I’m u/snooshiroll and I’m here with an update on changes to your community’s post content type  setting. Starting today (June 10), we’re launching decoupled, content type controls in your community settings.

What’s changing?

Previously, images and videos were tied to links, meaning you couldn't allow one without the other. With this update, you’ll have independent toggle controls for media and link settings so you can toggle images, videos, and links individually. This means you can customize your community's content to reflect your community preferences. 

For example, you can now:

• Allow images and gallery uploads while keeping external links completely prohibited.
• Enable video submissions without being forced to allow outside domain links.
• Restrict your sub to text-only posts while still permitting native image attachments (or vice versa).

How to adjust your settings

Any active moderator with Manage Settings permissions can update these settings.

• On Desktop: Go to Mod Tools > Post and Comments > Post Types
• On Mobile (iOS/Android): Go to Mod Tools > Post Types (under the Content and Contribution section)

 

Note: Your existing settings will be mapped over exactly as they are currently configured, so no immediate action is required unless you want to take advantage of the more flexible settings options.

We hope this change makes it easier to curate your community's feed, protect your subreddit from spam, and save you valuable time in the mod queue. For more details on this change, check out our Help Center Article.

Let us know if you have any questions or feedback in the comments below!

TL;DR – We’re introducing a new way to experience conversations on Reddit: video replies directly in comment threads. On June 11, this feature will be available to all users in SFW, public communities. To give mods time to manage settings in their communities, we are doing a phased rollout with a mod early access period.

• Today - June 3: Gradual rollout begins to mods only 
• June 11: Rollout begins to all users in SFW, public communities (default on)

For key details, jump to the “How it works for mods” section of this post. 

Hi mods, I’m u/Snooshiroll, here to share details about a new feature we’re launching: video in comments.

We began alpha testing in select communities last year and will soon be expanding to all users in all public, SFW communities. 

This feature adds a new layer of expression to Reddit conversations, allowing users to reply with videos in addition to text, images, and GIFs. Whether it’s a quick tutorial, a face-to-face AMA reply, or something more creative, video in comments is designed to support richer, more dynamic conversations.

We know that every community is different, and video replies may be a better fit for some spaces than others. To ensure you can decide what works best for your community, we’ve built a few options to choose from in your community settings.

How it works for mods:

Starting today, video in comments will begin rolling out for mods only in all public SFW communities. 

In Mod Tools > Settings > Posts & Comments > Who can create video comments you can choose to:

• Keep video in comments available to mods only
• Change access to mods and approved users
• Change access to anyone

To turn video in comments off in your community, go to Mod Tools > Settings > Posts & Comments > Media in comments > Videos and toggle off.  

If you want to keep the feature set to mods only, you will still need to update and save the setting. To do this, temporarily change it to mods and approved users, save, then change it back to mods only and save again.

Note: The settings you choose for your community take effect immediately, including during the moderator early access period.

Important:. If no action is taken during the early access window, video in comments will automatically update as default ON for all users in your community on June 11. You can change this setting at any time before, on, or after June 11. These feature settings remain fully under your control.

Note: The new feature is rolling out slowly over the next week, so if you don't see the settings right away you'll want to check again in a few days. 

Manage settings for Media in comments

Choose who can access the feature in your community

Ways to use video in comments

We’ve already seen some great use cases emerge during alpha testing, including video AMAs, tutorials, screen recordings, vlogs and more. Here are a few ways your community might utilize video replies in comments:

• Artists and musicians talking to fans
• Dev teams reacting to live questions
• Experts explaining complex stuff with tone and context
• Mod updates or feature walk-throughs (e.g., screen recordings)
• Any other creative use that fits your community vibe

Example of a video AMA

How it works for users:

• All users can view and create video comments across platforms when enabled in a community
• Videos play inline on desktop and in the video player on mobile
• Each comment can include one video + text
• Videos do not autoplay and respect users’ audio settings

Thank you to the mods, communities, and redditors who helped test this feature. We’re excited to see more communities use video to bring comments to life!