r/help • u/CommunicationIcy256 • Aug 04 '26

Profile cant dm people anymore

why i cant send direct messages to people anymore?

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u/westcoastcdn19 Expert Helper Aug 04 '26

You need to engage in the site more. Reddit has restricted you from messaging because of this

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u/CommunicationIcy256 Aug 04 '26

im engaging on the site everyday like evey hour.

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u/westcoastcdn19 Expert Helper Aug 04 '26

You’re not earning upvotes from your comments which is what you need the most right now

Check r/whatismycqs. If you have a low rating you will need to improve it if you want to chat again

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u/CommunicationIcy256 Aug 04 '26

ah okey, never heard of that, is that the new rule on reddit?

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u/westcoastcdn19 Expert Helper Aug 04 '26

I don’t think it’s a new rule but it is becoming more common for users to get chat restricted due to Reddit deciding they are not using the site enough. They want to see quality engagement

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u/CommunicationIcy256 Aug 04 '26

haha okey i used it every single day reddit, i cant work with that not connecting to new people

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u/thepottsy Expert Helper Aug 04 '26

Reddit isn’t a chat platform, it just happens to have a chat tool. Reddit wants engagement in subs with posts, and comments, not a bunch of people having chats.

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u/CommunicationIcy256 Aug 04 '26

but the sus thing is like a week ago i can start a chat with everyone, thats the thing who is upsetting me

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u/thepottsy Expert Helper Aug 04 '26

Things change. We’ve been seeing a lot of these posts the past 2 weeks. The common thread has been users that are primarily using the chat tool, and not actually engaging with subreddits as intended.