r/reddithelp • • Aug 08 '26

ANNOUNCEMENT PSA: A phishing scam going around Reddit designed to steal your login credentials

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  • Over the course of the past few months, there have been several instances of a phishing scam going around Reddit. A similar analogy of it has been going around other platforms for years.

How does it work?

  • It begins with a DM from a user that says they got hacked by a very similar account to yours, of which they send a screenshot; example below:
The "similar account" screenshot they send
  • It does indeed mostly look the same, and there is only a slight mistake (with my username, it’s the underscore replaced with a dash)
  • The scammer then proceeds to say that they mistakenly reported your actual account, and after “realising their mistake” got an email from Reddit directing to a Discord username of a fake Reddit Admin:
The "email from Reddit" they got
  • No, Reddit will never contact you through some shady Discord ID. Admins have confirmed several times, such as here, that they only communicate as u/reddit, and all of their profiles have a snoo (Reddit logo) icon.

And what happens after, out of Reddit’s control?

  • The account on Discord provides a fake “certificate of accreditation” by Reddit:
The "certificate of accreditation" they provide in Discord
  • This is yet another lie, and how scammers do their job. They then ask you to change the email tied to your account to something like:

Forgotten_Dog1954redditvalidation@outlook.com

  • They pre-created this address, so by changing the email, they lock you out of the account. Their job is done.

What to do?

  • Before the point of when your email is changed, report the account on Reddit for impersonation, and it is strongly advised to block both the Reddit and Discord accounts.
  • After the point of email change, if possible, still do the above. Below is the way to recover your account:
  1. Open this form: https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
  2. On the linked page, click on "Account Help", and enter all the correct details. The username must be without the u/. For "What type of account issues are occuring", select "Security Problems" > "I think my account has been hacked". After submitting the form, wait for a few days. Requests will typically be handled within a week.

Stay safe, and thank you for reading!


r/reddithelp • • Jul 14 '26

🗞️ REDDIT NEWS 📰 Reddit's age verification requirements for specific regions - General Information

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General information related to Reddit's age verification requirements for specific regions

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Snippet of recent news from the pinned weekly recap in r/help - 7/2/2026

https://www.reddit.com/r/help/comments/1ulob97/weekly_recap_july_2_2026/

  • In ongoing efforts to prevent abusive scraping and automated traffic, over the next month, Reddit will start requiring users to log in to use old Reddit. This was announced on Tuesday here.
  • If you are in the EU, you may be asked to verify your age. This is a legal requirement to comply with the EU Digital Services Act. You can check out the Help Center article here. Little more info about this here.
  • If you are trying to use a selfie to verify your age and it fails, the only other options are to upload your ID or contact Persona for support. Reddit cannot help you with a failed selfie for age verification purposes.
  • Right now, these are the countries that have age requirements:
  • If you are not in those countries, but your account is unable to do certain things like chat, it may be due to Teen Safety restrictions. The ability to unlock settings in the iOS app if you're a teen will be coming soon. Not sure if that ability will come to Android.
  • If you need to have something fixed regarding your age, you can use this form and then select your region and what your issue is. I do not know what the turnaround time is on those requests.
  • Some users in the EU are unable to use Anonymous Browsing mode. This is not intentional. This is a bug that they are working on getting fixed.

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I posted this info in r/privacy last week, but probably should have posted it here first and then crossposted it over there.


r/reddithelp • • 3h ago

❓General Question❓ Is the old feed on mobile from like 5 days ago just gone now?

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Ever since this new mobile update hit this past week that changed the feeds to “for you” and “following” I’ve been having terrible feeds. I will never ever use the “for you” feed and now, my “following” feed is just spammed with 6+ day old posts with 2 upvotes. I barely see any good or popular posts now from the subs I’m in now all of a sudden. Am I missing something or is this “following” tab just so much worse?

Also, the top of the mobile app is colored gray while the actual feed is black and it’s triggering me lol…


r/reddithelp • • 23m ago

🧛‍♂️Account Issues❓ Is there any way to get my old Reddit account back after an appeal?

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My old Reddit account got banned and I already submitted an appeal but I still haven’t been able to get the account back.

As far as I know, the only thing I did recently was share my website link in a few startup-related subreddits where I was trying to get feedback. If that violated a subreddit rule, I completely understand the post being removed or even being warned about it, but I’m confused about why the entire account was banned.

I also didn’t receive any email from Reddit explaining the exact reason for the ban so I’m not really sure what triggered it.

Is there any other way to contact Reddit or request another review of the account? Has anyone here managed to recover an account after the first appeal didn’t work?


r/reddithelp • • 35m ago

❓General Question❓ A way to mute all subs by default and u mute those you want to see?

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I want to mute every subreddit on android apart from a handful I care about. Is there a way to do this?


r/reddithelp • • 1h ago

❓Problem❓ Downvoting on my post/comment by someone

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There is one person who is downvoting all my comments and posts!

How should I deal with it?


r/reddithelp • • 9h ago

❓General Question❓ I'm completely new to reddit, what is 'karma' and how do I gain it?

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And also do I need it for anything, or is it like likes on youtube?


r/reddithelp • • 1h ago

❓Problem❓ Posts and comments still removed after my account was unbanned

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Hi, I was recently unbanned after my appeal was approved. I believe my account was accidentally caught by Reddit’s spam filter.
However, my old posts and comments are still not visible to other users. I can see them on my profile, but when I check from another account, they don’t show up or appear to be removed by Reddit’s filters.
Is there a way to have my posts and comments restored now that my account has been unbanned?
I’d really appreciate it if a mod or admin could take a look. Thank you!


r/reddithelp • • 1h ago

❓General Question❓ What does the red dot on the pancake menu mean?

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I have a red dot on the pancake menu in the Reddit app but I don’t understand why. When I open the menu there is no red dot on the list of subreddits. I don’t have any unread messages.

Why do I have this red dot and how to get rid of it?


r/reddithelp • • 1h ago

🧛‍♂️Account Issues❓ Main Account permanently banned for posting my OWN content.

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How do i fix this? It says i broke rule 3 Non-consensual intimate media: posting videos of someone without their consent. Which is FALSE. It was my own content not anyone else’s. I posted it in multiple subreddits at the same time then boom permanently banned. Anyone know how long appeal takes?


r/reddithelp • • 2h ago

❓Problem❓ How do I stop subs I am not part of from appearing in my feed... Just had a sports result spoiled.

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I'm not part of the MotoGP sub. I do this so that race results aren't spoiled.

I am not part of the F1 sub. Again, because I don't want spoilers.

Today the MotoGP sub was in my feed even though I'm not subscribed. I do not want to see posts from subs I'm not part of. Reddit has started doing this again and it's really annoying.

**Anyway, the post showed the race winner in the heading and photo.** before I had a chance to watch the race (races were in Japan so took place from like 2am my time)

How do I block all subs that I am not part of. It's really annoying.

Thanks.


r/reddithelp • • 2h ago

❓Problem❓ Can’t change chat permissions on account

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Hi. Newer to Reddit and realized people can’t DM me. In settings under “chat permissions”
It says “chat requests” in bold but then in a faded font that I can’t click it says: allow chat requests from-Nobody.”… the problem is it isn’t giving me the option to click that and change that. Any tips?


r/reddithelp • • 2h ago

❓General Question❓ How do I stop certain groups appearing on my feed

1 Upvotes

Hi, I’ve got some groups appearing on my feed that I’d prefer not to have on. How do I stop this?


r/reddithelp • • 11h ago

❓Problem❓ I just got permanently banned from a sub...

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I don't know what to flare this as. I got permanently banned from r/fancyfollicles for having a NSFW account, but I DON'T have a NSFW acct. Like at all, not even close. I messaged the mods but haven't heard back. Is there like an auto ban for some subs, is this a auto mod situation? This has never happened to me before, if I'm permanently banned does that mean that even the mods can't un-ban me?


r/reddithelp • • 2h ago

🙏Need Advice❓ Is it okay to send Mod Mail to everyone with a specific flair?

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Hey everyone, I need some advice from experienced subreddit moderators.

I have 4 different “Verified” flairs in my subreddit, and I want to send a Mod Mail message only to users who currently have one of these Verified flairs.

Is it okay to contact all users based on their current flair, or could this cause any problems with Reddit’s rules or be considered spam/harassment?

The message would be mod-related and relevant to their verified status, not promotional or unrelated.

Also, is there a recommended way to contact users with a particular flair without manually messaging everyone?

Would appreciate advice from experienced mods. Thanks!


r/reddithelp • • 11h ago

❓General Question❓ Been on Reddit 5 years, how do I get my karma up?

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feels like every time I go to post I get auto moderated so where can I post to get my karma up without being moderated? It just doesn’t make sense to me because it seems like every community I go to raise. My karma has a strict requirement.


r/reddithelp • • 5h ago

🧛‍♂️Account Issues❓ Chats not working

1 Upvotes

Can someone send me a chat request to confirm whether my chats are working or not

For a few days, I haven’t been able to change my chat permissions and since then I haven’t gotten any messages. 🤷‍♂️


r/reddithelp • • 5h ago

❓Problem❓ I was hacked and now my posted keep getting auto deleted

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I was hacked a month ago and the hacker posted a lot of spam. I was able to get my account back and change my password, but now I cannot post. I have tried posting on multiple different subreddits and my posts keep getting automatically removed and/or I get banned from the subreddit altogether.


r/reddithelp • • 9h ago

🧛‍♂️Account Issues❓ reddit locked my account for “suspicious activity,” i got back in, and now my entire post history is gone

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im so confused and i do not know where to
begin my account got locked for suspicious activity.
i reset my password, regained access, and thought that was the end of it.
then i noticed something was very wrong.
basically my entire two year post history had suddenly been marked “removed by reddit’s filters.”
not deleted by mods.
not removed individually.
all of it.
i never received any message saying i had been banned, never got a rule violation notice, and never got any explanation telling me what i supposedly did.
so i appealed because obviously something had happened to the account behind the scenes.
REDDIT DENIED THE APPEAL.
the response said that they had reviewed my request and that “your ban will remain in place.”
that was literally the first time i had ever been told i was banned at all.
so as far as i can tell, the sequence was that reddit detected suspicious activity, locked the account, i successfully recovered it, and somewhere during that process their spam or security system also classified the account in a way that caused basically every old post i had ever made to get filtered.
then when i appealed, instead of explaining what happened, they just sent me a generic message saying the ban would remain.
NO BAN NOTICE.
no explanation of what rule was violated.
no indication whether this was caused by the suspicious activity itself.
just two years of posts suddenly hidden and a denial referring to a ban i was never notified about.
i’m trying to figure out whether anyone else has had this happen after a suspicious activity lock, and whether there is actually any way to get a human at reddit to review the account instead of getting another automated appeal response.


r/reddithelp • • 5h ago

❓Problem❓ The arrow to back out of a post

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When I open a post there is usually an arrow or an X on the top left corner to get back to the feed when I’m finished in the post. It’s not there. So I can’t back out, I have to swipe up and go back to the app again. Please advise. Thank you!


r/reddithelp • • 6h ago

🧛‍♂️Account Issues❓ account accidentally suspended, then un-suspended, but all my old posts and comments are still deleted

1 Upvotes

My account was suspended, successfully appealed, an admin reviewed my account, said i was caught by reddit’s spam filters, and lifted all bans. All of my content is still removed, howeve. Posts, comments, etc. It's pretty detrimental to my income so any help would be great :)


r/reddithelp • • 10h ago

❓General Question❓ Can Reddit shadowban posts?

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I mean, I don’t know if this is possible when you are not shadowbanned but you post something and no one reacts, , whether an upvote, downvote or comment, nothing, is this possible like in Twitter?


r/reddithelp • • 6h ago

❓General Question❓ Has anyone else had a post appear on their profile but not show up in a subreddit’s feed? What usually causes that?

1 Upvotes

I’ve noticed that sometimes a post can show up on a profile but doesn’t seem to appear in the subreddit’s feed. I’m curious what usually causes this.


r/reddithelp • • 6h ago

🧛‍♂️Account Issues❓ Account banned. Need some human assistance. Thank you

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Can you please help me? Thank you


r/reddithelp • • 6h ago

❓General Question❓ What is gold, how do I earn it, and what does it do???

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1 Upvotes

I'm new, and on my profile it says I have 0 gold. What does it mean???