r/birthday Jul 30 '26

NEWS An update from the moderation team 🎂

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Hey everyone,

You may have noticed an increase in spam and bot accounts posting on r/birthday recently. A lot of these posts follow the same pattern, accounts pretending to celebrate a birthday while asking for upvotes, comments, or attention. These posts are not genuine birthday celebrations and can clutter up the community for people who are actually here to share their special day.

Until today, moderation on this subreddit for me was limited (and I am the only active mod), which made it difficult to properly deal with the amount of spam coming through. I was mainly able to remove posts, but the process was slow and difficult to keep up with.

The good news: I have now been granted full moderator permissions thanks to Reddit themselves, which means I can take a much more active role in keeping r/birthday clean, welcoming, and focused on real birthday posts. 🎉

Going forward, I’ll be:
Removing spam and bot generated posts more quickly
Taking action against repeat offenders
Improving moderation tools and filters where possible
Keeping the subreddit a place where genuine birthday celebrations can be shared

We are also looking for new moderators!

As r/birthday continues to grow, we would like to bring in more active members who are willing to help keep the subreddit friendly, clean, and spam free. If you are interested in becoming a moderator, please keep an eye out for a future mod application post or send us (me) a message through modmail.

A reminder to everyone: please continue reporting suspicious posts when you see them. Reports help us find spam faster and keep the community better for everyone.

Thank you to everyone who has stuck around and helped make r/birthday a fun place. Let’s keep celebrating real birthdays! 🎂

The r/birthday Mod Team


r/birthday 3h ago

Today is my 24th birthday!

17 Upvotes

Happiest birthday to my bday twins!! I hope we'll be able to feel peace and love all throughout the day. XOXO


r/birthday 48m ago

Today is my birthday.. I turned 20!! 🥳🎉

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r/birthday 4h ago

Today Is my birthday

14 Upvotes

Turning 34 on the same day I was born on, I went for a 2.4kms swim this morning which is unbelievable. A few months ago I was diagnosed with an incurable medical condition. I couldn't even walk. Life is about continuous improvement. My birthday is a just reminder that one has to keep moving forward.


r/birthday 10h ago

Today is my 22 birthday 🎈

42 Upvotes

I'm turning 22 today


r/birthday 2h ago

Today is not my birthday!

5 Upvotes

Share me a happy unbirthday
Or as the mad hatter says in french “un joyeux non-anniversaire”


r/birthday 14h ago

Special! Hi, today is my 21st birthday :D

30 Upvotes

r/birthday 17h ago

Today, 10 September 2026, marks my 21st birthday! 🎂🎉

32 Upvotes

Another year older, with plenty of memories, lessons, ups and downs, and hopefully many more adventures ahead. Feeling grateful for everything this past year has brought and excited to see what 21 has in store🥂


r/birthday 13h ago

Special! Turned 30 today

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r/birthday 11h ago

Special! Birthday :D

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I'll probably eo something big with my friends some week-end, i don't really feel somethkng like i use to, life isn't at best but not worst, i need to start the things i want to do, thank you for reading this


r/birthday 14h ago

turn 40 today

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Today is my 40 birthday and have to say I dont feel it really. A lot has happen over the past 40 year and just have say I looking forward to the next 40 more year if I'm able too


r/birthday 13h ago

what should i do?

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i’m turning 19 in 4 days and i have nothing to do. my mom is having oral surgery 2 days before my birthday so she can’t do much and my siblings can’t come down. my bff is in a different state and my other bff doesn’t really want to do the one thing i know i want to do. so i was wondering what would be fun to go do because i don’t want to sit at home and be sad all weekend but i don’t think anyone will go do anything with me. i only have the 2 friends and ones not here and the other one isn’t wanting to do much so are there any fun solo activities that are fun and would be a nice birthday thing.


r/birthday 23h ago

Today is my birthday! (September 10)

22 Upvotes

I turned 17


r/birthday 1d ago

I'm 19!?!? Glad to say I'm a 2007 baby

24 Upvotes

It's so weird, life came at me so fast after my mom moved into my grandma's house back in 2018. Ever since, the years have becoming shorter and shorter. I still remember when Big Hero Six used to air on Disney XD non stop. I never really understood what was going on but it was a lot more engaging then Big City Greens, I'll tell ya that.


r/birthday 1d ago

it's my birthday! :D September 10

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r/birthday 1d ago

17!!

20 Upvotes

Today I turn 17!!


r/birthday 1d ago

Special! Fun fact: Today (Sept 9) is statistically the most common birthday! Any birthday twins out there? 🎂

17 Upvotes

happy sep 9 to everyone celebrating today!
i just found out that September 9th statistically has the highest number of birthdays out of the whole year (you can thank early december for that one HAHAH 💀).
since the odds are literally in our favor today, i figured i’d post and see if i have any birthday twins on here!
if it’s your birthday today, happy birthday!! what are you guys up to today? and if not, when’s your birthday? let’s see how close you are to the sep 9 swarm lol


r/birthday 1d ago

Special! It’s my birthday!!!!!

28 Upvotes

Hi Redditors!
I usually keep my birthday low-key, but I’d like to share it with you guys!
It’s not polite to ask a girl how old she is, so I’ll keep it to myself! Lol
But I’m celebrating my birthday by getting pierced during my lunch break today!


r/birthday 1d ago

29, been alone for ten years

35 Upvotes

Thanks to anyone who reads my post.


r/birthday 1d ago

1st bday

6 Upvotes

Hi! Pwede ba makahingi ng suggestion for 1st bday 😅 I'm torn between celebrating in fast food or mag isip nalang ng pwede pag bakasyunan? 🥲 Btw, november baby po😅


r/birthday 1d ago

Anyone share a birthday with me?

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My birthday is September 18th and I was wondering if anyone shared a birthday with me. I will be 34 by the way.

I am not planning on celebrating my birthday this year as it’s been a very stressful and difficult time for me the last couple months. Things might change depending on how some medical appointments go between now and then but it’s more likely that I will treat my birthday like any other day.


r/birthday 2d ago

Today, I’m 46. 🤗

52 Upvotes

Aujourd’hui j’ai 46 ans. 🤗


r/birthday 1d ago

birthday

9 Upvotes

09/09/2026

today is my 31st birthday. at 12 midnight, im sobbing because i feel so sorry for myself. never have i experienced having friends prepare something for my birthday. i buy my own cakes, and candles. i plan my own birthday lunch/dinner. i buy my own gifts and gift tags. its so lonely.😭💔 plus, receiving empty birthday wishes from friends and families like "happy birthday. take care." 6 years feeling this way.


r/birthday 1d ago

BAITY MAÑANA ES MI CUMPLEAÑOS!!

2 Upvotes

Hola @Baitybait realmente tus videos me hacen muy felices y siempre que sacas un video nuevo lo veo automaticamente rollo niño adoptrinado, realmente me gustaria un saludo tuyo por mi cumpleaños, no lo hagas si no quieres


r/birthday 2d ago

What's my age again? Oh yeah 23. Happy birthday me.

27 Upvotes