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For instance, I’m sick to death of seeing Zendaya every fucking where on my feed, including all the fashion subs. I love fashion and clothing, so I find it frustrating having to mute and block whole subs just to avoid seeing posts about her. 😤

I believe Reddit needs to strengthen its account security system. If someone gains access to your account, they can change the email address too easily. There should be a mandatory confirmation sent to the current (old) email address before any new email can be added or verified.

Without approval from the existing email, the email change should never be completed. This simple security measure could prevent many account takeovers and help users keep control of their accounts.

Another concern is that many accounts are compromised through malicious links that can steal browser cookies or active session tokens. Once an attacker gains access to an active session, they may be able to use the account without knowing the password. Requiring approval from the original email before allowing an email change would make these attacks much less effective.

I experienced a similar issue when one of my accounts was hacked, so I know how frustrating it is. I hope Reddit considers adding this extra layer of protection to help keep users' accounts safer.

I completely understand the need for blocking people on Reddit. Harassment occurs. Bullying occurs. BUT, there is a pattern of abuse of the block feature on Reddit that needs to be addressed.

Too often, two people will be engaged in a back and forth, one person will get mad and comment something and then immediately block the person they replied to. This prevents that person from being able to read the reply, but the reply still shows up for the rest of Reddit.

My idea is that there should be a timer every time you reply to someone on Reddit where you cannot block that person unless one of two things occurs: either the person responds back to you, or it has been longer than 24 hours since you sent your reply, whichever occurs first. This allows the person you are having a discussion with a fair amount of time to read your reply. If you are being harassed by someone, you don’t need to respond back in the first place. There is literally no situation where you urgently need to block someone but first you need to reply to them so that everyone else other than that person can see your reply.

Seeing how many members are in a sub can affect if I join, post and/or comment. I think I'm not the only one.

It can go either way whether there's too many or too little members in the sub. It's nice to see the amount of traffic but I also want to see the number of members in the sub and it would be nice if it showed how many members were active.

As a moderator of r/desenhos, a Brazilian art community, I've noticed a recurring problem that affects many art-focused subreddits.

It's increasingly common for users to post AI-generated images while claiming they created them, or even worse, to steal artwork from other artists (sometimes even from members of our own community) in order to farm karma.

When we identify these cases, we remove the posts and permanently ban the users. However, they still keep all the upvotes and the karma they gained before being caught. This creates an incentive for bad actors: even if they're eventually banned, they've already benefited from the system.

I think it would be useful if Reddit offered moderators an optional setting that removes the karma gained from posts made by users who receive a permanent ban from that subreddit.

This could be implemented as a subreddit-level option rather than a site-wide rule, allowing each community to decide whether to enable it.

I believe this would:

• Reduce incentives for karma farming.
• Discourage art theft and deceptive AI-generated content.
• Better reward users who contribute original work.
• Give moderators a more effective way to deal with repeat offenders.

I'd be interested to hear what other moderators think about this idea.

You recently changed the android app to move the menu/tool bar to the left. This makes the cards small and hard to read

Please move it back to the bottom

We do have the right to stay as anonymous as possible. But we should be able to see something.There has to be a middle ground that possibly the users and community vote on. I understand some have safety issues but we can keep all of that hidden. Maybe we can share the subs we follow and possibly how many points you have in each one. And maybe be able to make some post or comments hidden and others not at our personal discretion.

Right now free awards are pretty much useless, and it would be nice if we could at least see the full collection that we earned over the years.

Reddit already recommends communities when people browse or search. It could do something similar when someone is banned.

Instead of simply telling a user they’re banned, Reddit could optionally show a small list of alternative communities covering the same topic. Moderators could opt out if they don’t want their subreddit participating.

Potential benefits:

• Reduces conflict by giving disappointed users somewhere constructive to go instead of arguing with moderators.
• Helps newer and parallel communities become easier to discover instead of every discussion being concentrated in one dominant subreddit.
• Lets users naturally gravitate towards communities that better match their preferred moderation style and culture.
• Encourages people to remain active on Reddit even if one community isn’t a good fit.

As Reddit grows, it’s becoming increasingly common for there to be multiple communities covering the same topic. Helping users discover those alternatives seems like a better long-term solution than having every disagreement end with a dead end.

Yes i am following the r/Sweden subreddit but that doesnt mean i also want to read r/Tunnelbana (swedish subway).

Yes i commented on a thread about the World Cup, that doesnt mean i also want to read 40 differerent soccer subreddits and their meme equivalents.

If i want to engage with something new then i will find it. Until then let me engage with the content i have explicitly said i am interested in.

I’ve had two different issues lately where I block someone and they still use ways to circumvent it. Whether that’s alt accounts or doing anonymous browsing, it’s violating. A reason for blocking someone is for a number of reasons, but a lot of times the people will find alternative methods to still see you and your content.

Even though I have my mature content option turned off, I still ended up seeing an 18+ video in my feed (unless you actually view the video, it looks completely harmless at first glance).  That tells me the current system isn’t working properly and is showing people content they’ve clearly chosen not to see.

It’s also still way too easy for minors to come across mature content, sometimes without even trying, because it can just appear in their feed with no warning. That’s a real safety issue and it basically defeats the purpose of having a content filter at all.

Because of this, I think Reddit should consider creating a completely separate platform just for mature content. Adults who want to access it still could, but the main Reddit would stay safe, accessible, and appropriate for everyone else.

Currently, the archive button is disabled for internal Moderator Discussions because archiving them isn't an intended design choice. However, treating mod discussions as permanent fixtures in the active inbox creates significant clutter, making it difficult for teams to manage actual ongoing internal conversations.

We need a way to organize, clear out, or archive these threads once a discussion has concluded. Whether it's a technical archive function or a separate "Closed" status tab specifically for internal discussions, providing a mechanism to hide completed threads would drastically improve modmail workflow efficiency for large teams.

One feature I'd love to see Reddit add is progression based flair access for communities.

Imagine if moderators could create ranks, levels, or achievement paths, and unlock certain post flairs as members contribute to the community.

Im not sure if this is the right flair or place to post.

For example:

• New members see general discussion flairs.

• Active contributors unlock community projects.

• Long term members unlock veteran archives, special events, or achievement sections.

This is Just an idea.

This wouldn't be about excluding people. It would be about rewarding participation and giving communities more tools to build engagement.

Gaming, hobby, lore, roleplay, educational, and fan communities could create progression systems that encourage positive contributions while making members feel like they're part of something bigger.

Right now, user flairs are mostly cosmetic. It would be interesting to see Reddit evolve them into a genuine community progression feature 🌭

As far as I know, Reddit is ok with users creating multiple accounts. I created a second profile and my posts sometimes get flagged and removed by Reddit. If Reddit knew that it was me from a voluntary registration, then this would reduce the amount of resources needed for technical analysis for accounts that are officially linked. Reddit and admins wouls also know that I do not have ill intentions! Furthermore, voting manipulation would no longer be a thing because since my profiles are linked, then I can only upvote once. If I upvote from a different linked profile, then my upvote would be toggled off/on in the exact same way it would toggle as if I clicked on the upvote button from another linked profile. This would also allow registered users to not have to worry about which profile upvoted which post.

Why have a 2nd profile? Having a second profile is a way to not confuse followers, in the same way that authors use pen names (a talented author might want to create children's books, but would NOT want potential buyers to accidentally purchase romance novels for their children), or why bands change names if they change singers or change their sound completely, different profiles allows us to express different sides of us, without confusing our followers.

Having said this, there are other types of manipulation that Reddit would still need to check for, but at least the top 3-4 listed for why profiles get flagged, would not need to be checked.

So apparently the option to opt out of getting recommendations in your home feed was removed.

Please reinstate it. I don't want to be forced to look at posts from subs I don't follow.

Thanks!

When we post something, the post sometimes doesn't gets posted and awaits for moderator approval. And once the moderator approves, the post doesn't get posted newly. It is posted at the time we post originally.

The issue here is that if the moderator takes longer to approve and many people posted in that sub reddit after I posted originally (before moderator approves), then in sort my post goes to the time i originally posted.

What I wish is that once the moderator approves the post, the post must be newly posted at the time mod approves and not at the time i originally posted. This ensures my post gets noticed more. Because people like to sort to new and see who posted recently.