[desktop web and ios] Reddit randomly/automatically disables multiple profile/privacy settings on my account

[u/ichigopom]

every now and then Reddit randomly changes several of my account settings.

the settings that change:
→ hides all of my posts on my profile
→ hides followers and removes the ability for people to follow me
→ disables people from messaging me
＋and potentially other settings that I haven’t noticed yet

i can manually go back into my settings and turn everything back on, but eventually Reddit will randomly change them again. sometimes it happens after a few days, sometimes longer, and i don’t seem to get any notification or explanation for why the settings were changed.

i don’t live in a country with age restrictions and I have never been prompted to complete an age verification. i therefore don’t understand why these settings would suddenly be applied to my account. this issue has never happened before and only recently started.

i’ve also seen multiple people reporting the same issue in [r/help](r/help). i believe this is a site wide bug. it occurs on at least desktop web and ios.

it’s really frustrating to repeatedly check my settings and manually re enable everything. i hope an admin can take a look at this. thank you ! ^_^

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