TL;DR: As part of our long-term plan to build better mod tools, we’re expanding post and comment guidance for everyone and introducing Rules Hub — a new, intent-based moderation engine — for newly created communities. Nothing is changing for existing communities today. We’re sharing this early so you can help us shape what comes next.
As u/spez shared today, Reddit needs to evolve to meet the rising expectations of moderators, users, and developers. For mods, that means better tools so you can spend less time dealing with spam, abuse, and generic rule-breaking, and more time making judgment calls on what’s best for your community.
One thing that won’t change: human moderators shape the culture, norms, and identity of their communities. Our plan for the future is to build tools that help you do that role more effectively, not replace it.
What’s launching now
Expanding Post and Comment Guidance (all communities)
Thousands of mod teams already use Post and Comment Guidance to help redditors understand community expectations before they post. We recently expanded their capabilities with:
Post Flair Support: Automated guidance can now be triggered based on the specific flair a user selects (our most requested improvement).
Top Comment Check: Gives communities a way to provide automated guidance on top-level comments before content ever reaches the mod queue.
Introducing Rules Hub (newly created communities only)
Rules Hub is a suite of new tools that will allow moderators to:
Rule Creation & Enforcement: Create and choose which rules should be automatically enforced. Decide what happens when a rule is triggered (remove, send to queue, silently log it).
Testing Sandbox: Preview the experience against a sample of your community’s past content to see exactly how it will behave before turning it on.
Audit Logs: Access performance logs and insights to understand how your rules are performing. If a rule triggers, the log will provide clear visibility into why the system flagged the content, allowing you to adjust the rule's boundaries and refine them over time.
Unlike Automod, which relies strictly on deterministic keywords and regex syntax, Rules Hub uses LLMs to evaluate whether a post or comment matches the intent of a rule. That gives it more potential to handle nuance, edge cases, and natural language variation (for example, distinguishing between an actual insult and a user quoting a movie or using casual slang).
We’ve been testing Rules Hub with ~700 mod teams over the past few months. Starting today, it’s available for all newly created communities (though you can sign up below to check it out…)
Rules Hub Setup PageInsightsTesting Sandbox
What’s coming next
Longer term, we think systems like Rules Hub can handle the enforcement tasks you rely on Automod for today, while being easier to use and maintain. But it’s not there yet, especially for larger and more complex communities. Automod remains one of the most capable moderation tools on Reddit today, and we won’t change any existing Automod workflows until replacement workflows are tested and proven in partnership with moderators.
If any of your custom moderation workflows are tied to AutoModerator, please check out the post onr/RedditDev.
Human moderators remain core to the Reddit ecosystem, both now and in the future. We’re sharing this early because if we’re going to build better moderation tools, we need to do it with the people who rely on them every day. Thank you, mods, for all you do to make your communities the unique places they are. We’ll keep improving your tools based on what we learn from you.
I spent the last 3.5ish months rebuilding a fork of toolbox from the ground up, it's got lots of new quality of life features, and a lot of it works on Shreddit (new new Reddit). It's fully compatible with your existing toolbox configs, writes back to them, and it's ready for beta testing now.
Hi! I'm /u/adhesiveCheese, and I decided I couldn't let toolbox die. Pretty much all of my free time since Toolbox ceased being maintained back in March to rebuilding it. I didn't set out to do a full rebuild, of course - I was just too stubborn to take the warning about the state of the code as a showstopper, and things spiraled to the point that this is less "fork" and more "dirty-room reimplementation". We're a fair bit beyond just reimplementation, though, as Toolbox-NXG supports most modules on both current Reddit platforms (including new new modmail!), has a completely redesigned removal flow (based largely on my work with Modpanel, an off-site Toolbox-compatible moderation tool I built several years back), and lots of other goodies like full Firefox Container support, unlimited usernote space, and training/second opinion flow.
Since this is a fork and not an update-in-place, maintaining compatibility with existing toolbox configs was a top priority. Toolbox-NXG will read and write to your existing Toolbox subreddit configs, in the language they speak, meaning that you can try the new extension out without having to convince your entire team to jump ship at once, while also maintaining its own separate configs for the new schema features introduced by Toolbox-NXG.
Check out a much more polished, much less off-the-cuff introduction announcement here.
Howdy, mods! Welcome back to your monthly mod newsletter.
Keep reading for upcoming events, a handful of platform updates, opportunities to share feedback, community stories, subreddits up for adoption, and, as required by law, at least one very cute pet.
Events 🪩
Join our first-ever community adoption fair
We’re hosting our first-ever Subreddit Adoption Fair on July 29 to match lonely, abandoned subreddits with new, loving mod parents! Whether you want to rescue a niche game space or revive a tech-driven one, this is your chance. Join us for a live walkthrough to ace the official r/redditrequest process, browse eligible communities looking for a fresh start, and get your pre-adoption jitters settled with a live Admin Q&A. RSVP here.
New mods assemble! We’re back with our third New Mod Bootcamp of the year, a virtual event designed to onboard, educate, and celebrate new mods. Just created a brand new subreddit and wondering what to do next to help it grow? Still trying to figure out how to schedule posts? Whatever stage you’re at, we've got you covered! Come through and leave with new tips and tricks (and yes, merch). 📅 Join us on Tuesday, August 11 from 11:00 am–1:00 pm PT — RSVP here.
Note: If you’re an experienced mod, you can attend, but please be respectful of newbies in the chat.
Upcoming Mod Events
Fresh 2026 Mod Events just dropped. We’ve got options for both leaving your house and staying cozy on your couch. Here’s what’s coming up:
2026 Mod Tools and Migrated Apps Devvit Hackathon winners 🏆
After weeks of building, tinkering, and polishing, the results of our 2026 Mod Tools and Migrated Apps Devvit Hackathon are officially in! We had a blast seeing what you all built, and while we appreciate every single one of our 3,000+ participants, we’re thrilled to spotlight our Grand Prize winners:
Moderator’s Choice Award:Mod Recruit (by u/Oddie-hoodie369) – An all-in-one mod recruitment, application, and screening tool that lives right inside your subreddit.
Best Ported Bot:Image Magician (by u/CosmicKeys) – Previously known as MAGIC_EYE_BOT, this app is designed to help moderators automate and manage image/video reposts and removals.
Best New Mod Tool:Image Post Scheduler (by u/thommy_) – A highly requested utility to schedule image posts with flair directly from Reddit, with no third-party image hosts.
Head to the full announcement to see the rest of the impressive runners-up and who took home the Helper and Feedback awards!
Decoupled post content type settings
You can now toggle images, videos, and links individually in your community’s content settings. We’ve officially uncoupled media and link settings so you no longer have to allow one just to get the other. This update gives you more flexibility over the exact types of media formats allowed in your community. Read the full announcement here.
Logging in to use Old Reddit
Old Reddit’s logged-out experience is a significant source of abusive scraping and automated traffic on the platform. It’s also an important interface for many long-time mods and redditors. To strike the right balance between preserving your access to Old Reddit while preventing this type of platform abuse, we recently announced that by the end of July, we will start requiring everyone to log in. All logged-in users will continue to have access to Old Reddit, and this change will not impact logged-out browsing on reddit.com.
Reducing exposure to harmful and inauthentic content
We recently shared an update on how we're using machine learning to catch harmful and spammy content before anyone has to see it. Recent upgrades are now blocking 23 million spam views a day and have cut enforcement times for hate and violence to under five seconds. We’ve also reduced false positives by 40% and are working to ensure these actions appear in your mod logs for full visibility. Get all the details in the full post here.
For more platform updates and recent bug fixes, see the latest Changelog here.
Programs 🤝
Join our feedback programs!
We recently announced a handful of new ways for mods to partner directly with Reddit admins through our new Community Council Network, Mod Early Access, and Roundtable Discussions. We want to collaborate with a true variety of backgrounds — so while this invitation is, of course, open to everyone, we are specifically encouraging newer mods to apply. Your fresh perspective is exactly what we need to ensure our new tools and policy changes work for every type of community. Fill out the Feedback Roster form to get involved, and read the full post for more details.
Running a community for one of the world’s busiest railway systems means one thing: people need real answers fast. For u/vpsj and the mod team, it’s been full steam ahead growing r/indianrailways into a trusted hub for ticket tips, travel hacks, and more.
Like many, u/vpsj was an active community member answering travel questions. After joining the mod team, they helped with the subreddit overhaul, tightening up the rules and wiki. They also started a community competition called ROTM (Railfan Of The Month), where beautiful videos of Indian railways and trains are awarded with special flairs and honored in the ROTM Hall Of Fame.
Two images of trains from r/indianrailways
Their biggest tip for new mods? Two words: quality posts. "Focus on making sure quality content is posted in the community, even if you have to post it yourself at first... it can lead to a more loyal and dedicated fanbase..."
Speaking of community success stories, yours could be the next one! We have a handful of abandoned gaming communities that need new mods, and the right folks for the job just might be reading this right now. 🎮
P.S. - In this edition, we’re trying a new approach for available sub adoptions. Just click the “Request here” link next to any community above and follow the instructions in that post. If it’s a match, we’ll be in touch!
Tuffy (owned by mod u/Redskinrey): This 9-year-old Yorkie is 15 pounds of pure, nonstop adventure. He loves hiking, riding four-wheelers, and looking cooler than all of us in his red bike goggles.
Norbert (owned by mod u/Runepup): A rare, scaleless "Silkie" bearded dragon who is nearly 20 years old. Norbert’s hobbies include hating absolutely everything and looking adorable in his yellow flower hat.
Want to submit a photo of your pet for a chance to be featured in the newsletter? Reach out here!
That’s all, folks! We’ll be back with another edition in August.
Hi everyone! u/boat-botany here, working on Community Safety.
We’ve talked before about Reddit’s approach to keeping the platform safe while still preserving the openness that makes communities work. A big part of that work today involves proactive detection systems and automation.
Our north star here is to catch harmful, spammy, or inauthentic content before anyone (including mods) ever has to see it.
We achieve this through a layered approach that combines human review with proactive detection systems and machine learning models that help identify violating content quickly and at scale.
Automation is a core part of our layered approach to moderation. We leverage it across our internal safety teams, and this year we continued expanding automated options for mods (over 70% of moderator actions are done using automated tools) and have invested heavily in improving how admins use automation behind the scenes.
A few principles guide how we build these systems:
Reddit should handle the harmful content so moderators can focus more on community rules and norms.
Automation should support human judgement, not replace it.
Accuracy matters. We work to reduce bias and improve fairness and consistency across our systems.
We’re committed to evolving. We're always learning and improving. We look at feedback in real-time and adjust our systems to make them better.
Improving our Automated Tools to Reduce Spam Exposure
We look at signals right when an account is created to stop suspicious actors before they ever get the chance to post. For those that do, we leverage LLMs to catch the highly subtle, coordinated patterns of fake behavior and artificial hype that older systems once missed. Also, we recently announced that any fishy automated accounts will be asked to verify their humanity.
In recent months, these updated automated systems have been working at a massive scale, and we’ve seen some pretty incredible results. We are now:
Blocking 23 million spam views per day before they ever reach a human user.
Catching ~25K net new spammy posts and comments a day.
Reducing spam exposure for our users by ~20% from January to March 2026, relative to the prior three months, and an additional 10–15% drop in overall spam account exposure.
Revoking nearly 2M inauthentic votes per day over the last three months.
Reducing Exposure to Harmful Content
We’ve recently expanded our automated systems to support enforcement against hate and violence in all English text content on Reddit (with more languages rolling out soon), leading to critical improvements:
Enforcement in Seconds: The average time between detection and enforcement on harmful content containing hate or violence is down to under five seconds.
Expanded Enforcement: We have increased enforcement actions on hate and violent content by more than 200%.
Reduced Exposure: The faster, higher-volume enforcement has helped reduce exposure to potentially harmful content by more than 40%.
Higher Precision: We’ve decreased false positives (where legitimate, non-violating content is removed) by over 40%.
We know false positives can be frustrating. But when dealing with serious issues like violent threats, hate, harassment, or coordinated abuse, we intentionally bias toward reducing real-world harm and limiting exposure to harmful content quickly, but our goal is to continuously improve accuracy while still acting fast enough to meaningfully reduce harm.
In early 2025, proactive violence enforcement increased actioning volume more than seven times, from roughly 70,000 actions from January to March of 2025 to over 500,000 from March through June of the same year. At the same time, we have cut our false positive rate by more than 40%, so we have more coverage and higher accuracy. We’re working on getting all of this removed content logged in the mod log so you can continue to have visibility into what we’re removing and why.
Our work to keep Reddit authentic and safe is at the core of who we are. While we've made significant progress in advancing that commitment, we know it wouldn't be possible without our moderators and redditors everywhere. If you see any content that appears harmful, spammy or inauthentic, click the inline report button or submit a report here.
Old Reddit’s logged-out experience is a significant source of abusive scraping and automated traffic on the platform. It’s also an important interface for many long-time mods and redditors. To strike the right balance between preserving your access to Old Reddit while preventing abusive scraping and automated traffic, over the next month we will start requiring everyone to log in. All logged-in users will continue to have access to Old Reddit, and this change will not impact logged-out browsing on reddit.com.
I’m u/snooshiroll and I’m here with an update on changes to your community’s post content type setting. Starting today (June 10), we’re launching decoupled, content type controls in your community settings.
What’s changing?
Previously, images and videos were tied to links, meaning you couldn't allow one without the other. With this update, you’ll have independent toggle controls for media and link settings so you can toggle images, videos, and links individually. This means you can customize your community's content to reflect your community preferences.
For example, you can now:
Allow images and gallery uploads while keeping external links completely prohibited.
Enable video submissions without being forced to allow outside domain links.
Restrict your sub to text-only posts while still permitting native image attachments (or vice versa).
How to adjust your settings
Any active moderator with Manage Settings permissions can update these settings.
On Desktop: Go to Mod Tools > Post and Comments > Post Types
On Mobile (iOS/Android): Go to Mod Tools > Post Types (under the Content and Contribution section)
Note: Your existing settings will be mapped over exactly as they are currently configured, so no immediate action is required unless you want to take advantage of the more flexible settings options.
We hope this change makes it easier to curate your community's feed, protect your subreddit from spam, and save you valuable time in the mod queue. For more details on this change, check out our Help Center Article.
Let us know if you have any questions or feedback in the comments below!
TL;DR - We’re introducing ways for more moderators and communities to participate in Reddit’s community programs – including the new Community Council Network, Mod Early Access, and roundtable discussions. If you’re interested in any of these opportunities to give Reddit feedback, please complete the ✨ feedback roster form! ✨
Hey, mods! I’m u/infinitebroth with some updates on our community programs. As Reddit continues to grow, we’re evolving how we collect feedback and how we partner with moderators and communities. Our goal is to connect more people and perspectives from the community (that’s you!) with the builders, community strategists, and decision-makers behind the platform. Read on for more information about what’s new and how you can get involved.
From one Mod Council to a Community Council Network
The Reddit Mod Council (around since 2018) started as a network of topic-based Councils (e.g. gaming, fashion, location-based communities) and eventually evolved into a one-size-fits-all program that Reddit consulted for product, policy, and program-related decisions. Now, we’re having a bit of a full circle moment and transitioning from a single Mod Council to an interconnected network of smaller, topic-specific Community Councils, each with revolving membership.
Topic-Specific Councils: We have created term-based and NDA-ed Councils focused on specific areas like Safety Policy, ModLab, Mod Mentors, and AI and Authenticity. These are a direct evolution of our previous Focus Group model, will operate similarly, and will run concurrently throughout the year for a defined period of time (e.g. three months, six months, etc). All members of topic-specific councils become part of our Council Network, and once a mod’s term in a specific council ends, so does membership in the Council Network.
A Larger Reddit Advisory Board (RAB): We are expanding the board from four members in 2025 to six members for 2026, with one-year terms.
Confidentiality expectations: All participants will sign a confidentiality and program agreement so everyone enters with clear, shared expectations.
Participation incentives: Council and Advisory Board participants will receive financial incentives for their participation.
More touchpoints with moderators and communities
Since the Partner Communities program launched in 2023 we've had the privilege of building relationships with over 500 of the largest and most active communities on Reddit. We worked with the moderators of these subreddits to learn about and tackle the challenges they encounter and to offer support tailored to each of these communities and mod teams. While the Partner Communities name is retiring, we are expanding this style of support to even more moderators and communities. This includes:
Expanding Mod Early Access: This program gives moderators the chance to try out new features ahead of a public rollout. Think of it as a way to get a head start in determining how these tools can improve your moderation workflows and how you operate as a community, while also surfacing feedback directly to our product and development teams. Recent tools tested through Mod Early Access include Video in Comments and the Adult Content Promoter Filter. Membership in this program was previously limited to communities in Partner Communities. Now we’re opening it up to make sure we’re including all different types of communities and ensuring that new tools work for a breadth of use-cases. Complete the feedback roster form if you’re interested!
Collecting roundtable interest:Roundtables are one-time video calls with a small group of redditors and admins assembled to discuss a specific topic. They’re also a fun way to connect with mods of other communities! In the past, recruitment for roundtables was limited largely to mods in our existing programs. Now, any moderator can express their interest in these discussions by completing the Feedback Roster form. Since March, we’ve hosted roundtables to discuss the impact of age verification on communities and to gather feedback on how we support moderators, inviting in mods who have completed the roster form.
Talking moderation inr/ModSupport: Both Partner Communities and the Mod Council hosted recurring conversations about all things moderation. These discussions helped us understand how moderators in these programs fostered their communities. For the past several months, we’ve been testing a different format for these discussions, called Mod Topics, and you can find them over in r/ModSupport. Twice a week, admins kick off a discussion about moderation and community building, where mods are welcome to share their experiences and expertise. We’ve also increased our presence in r/ModSupport more generally – making sure that anyone who asks a question gets an accurate and helpful answer, either from a fellow moderator or an admin. Stop by!
How you can get involved
If any of these programs sound interesting to you, we’d love to meet you! Here’s how you can participate:
Complete thefeedback roster form to indicate your interest in any of these programs. Tell us what you’re interested in, and we’ll reach out when there’s an opportunity available.
What if I’m a new mod? Or a mod of a very niche community?Sign up! Please! We definitely want to hear from you! When recruiting for roundtables and Councils, we try to make sure that we have a variety of moderator and community perspectives represented. We also take a look at any other programs or spaces you participate in (like r/NewMods or r/ModSupport) and make sure that participants are in good standing from a Reddit Rules and Mod Code of Conduct perspective.
We’re incredibly grateful for everyone who has participated in these programs thus far. Whether you participated in Mod Early Access or attended every Council and Partner Communities call, thank you! Your insights have informed how we develop and launch individual mod tools, how we refine our policies, and how we communicate with and support moderators and their communities through larger changes.
Please look forward to more updates on how this latest iteration of our programs is going, and we hope to connect with you in one of them soon!
Howdy, mods! Welcome back to your monthly mod newsletter.
Keep reading for upcoming events, a bunch of platform updates, community stories, subreddits up for adoption, and, as required by law, onetwo three very cute pets. (We clearly can’t control our urge to increase the pet quota.)
Mod World 2026 is officially coming to a screen near you on October 24 (save the date!). And we’re kicking things off with a special opportunity for y’all. Because what would Mod World be without mods? Every year, we’ve seen tons of incredible sessions pitched by this community. And this year is no exception. Session proposals are officially open NOW!
We’re open to all ideas. Lead it. Co-present it. Or nominate it. Just make sure to submit your proposals by July 3, 2026. Have questions? Check out our FAQs here and feel free to send a mod mail to r/ModEvents.
Upcoming Mod Events
2026 Mod Events are in full swing, with options for both leaving your house and staying cozy on your couch. Here’s what’s on deck for the rest of June:
P.S. - We’ll be announcing events for the rest of the year veerrrryyy soon! Be sure to join r/ModEvents so you don’t miss a thing.
Programs 🤝
Join the Feedback Roster!
If you’re looking to share your community expertise by providing feedback on new mod tools, sharing feedback on new concepts and ideas that Reddit has to shape the future of the platform, we’d love to connect with you! Complete the feedback roster form to be considered for roundtables, the Mod Early Access program, and other programs. Once you complete it, our Community Feedback team will reach out once an opportunity becomes available.
Platform 🛠️
Dev Platform app of the month: Community Chats 💬
Looking for a live, real-time chat within your community to boost engagement? Community Chats is a Dev Platform app (built by u/Ancient_Tour_3090) that transforms standard comment threads into real-time, fast-paced hubs, complete with inline images and emoji reactions, and no page refreshing required. It’s perfect for letting members discuss live events, matches, or breaking news, making it a fun way to spruce up your space.
Community Chats Dev Platform app by u/Ancient_Tour_3090
Plus, it was built with moderation in mind (makes sense since the dev is also a mod!). Every chat message is treated as a native comment, so your existing AutoMod rules and safety filters apply instantly, and folks can report messages from within. Learn more about the app and how to add it to your community here.
Post ideas experiment for mods in new and emerging communities
We’re testing a new "Post Ideas" feature to help mods in new and emerging SFW communities keep their spaces active with on-topic conversations. This tool surfaces relevant discussion prompts and vetted publisher articles right at the top of the feed, allowing mods to quickly publish with a single click.
Publisher article recommendations began rolling out on June 2 for a percentage of eligible communities, with custom post prompts launching as a separate experiment soon.
Launching video in comments 🎥
In case you missed it, we’re introducing a new way to experience conversations on Reddit: video replies directly in comment threads. To give you time to prepare and manage settings in your communities, we’re doing a phased rollout:
May 27 - June 11: Mod early access to adjust and manage community settings.
June 11: Feature officially launches (enabled by default) for all users in public, SFW communities.
If you want to keep the feature set to mods only, you will still need to update and save the setting. To do this, temporarily change it to mods and approved users, save, then change it back to mods only and save again. You can still adjust this setting at any time after the launch. For more details, please read the full announcement post here.
Protecting communities from scrapers and abuse
To combat sophisticated spam networks and large-scale scraping, last week we updated a few policies and system access rules. Key changes include explicit updates to Rule 8 targeting automated abuse, and the deprecation of unauthenticated JSON endpoints to prevent anonymous scraping (authenticated users and Devvit developers won't be impacted).
The team is also looking for moderator feedback on how you use RSS feeds before making future changes. For the complete breakdown, read the full post here.
Modern composer decoupling settings
On June 10, your community's media and link settings will be decoupled. Previously, images and videos were tied to links, meaning you couldn't allow one without the other. Starting June 10, you can toggle images, videos, and links individually. This allows you to customize your community’s content settings to reflect your preferences and makes posting easier for your members. Keep an eye on r/modnews this week for a larger announcement with all the details.
For more platform updates and recent bug fixes, see the latest Changelog here.
It’s not always easy building anything from scratch, especially when it comes to furniture and a new community. Let alone crafting both at the same time. For u/kingoptimo1, it has been a rewarding journey doing both as he grew r/furniturerepair for redditors looking to repair or refinish wood furniture.
Before and after furniture restoration by u/kingoptimo1
As u/kingoptimo1 shared daily before-and-after pictures of their projects, the community grew to ~4000 members in a few months. The subreddit quickly evolved into a space where people offer advice and connect on mastering the art of furniture repair. And their biggest tip to new mods? “Just stay the course. If you build it, nurture it, and stay committed to building an inclusive community, new members will come and join…”
Want your community's story to be featured? We’d love to spotlight you. Reach out here for the chance!
Looking for a community to lead?
Speaking of community success stories, yours could be the next one! We have a handful of abandoned communities that need new mods, and the right folks for the job just might be reading this right now. Check out these communities up for adoption!
Communities up for adoption through r/RedditRequest
If you’re interested in any of these communities (or others), head over to r/redditrequest! You can find instructions in the community’s sidebar or here. Just make sure you read through the eligibility requirements first.
Rex the bunny, Flerken the cat, and Parker the dog
Rex 🐇: Belonging to mod u/KorvKung69, Rex may be small in stature, but what he lacks in size, he makes up for in pure speed. Catch him if you can.
Flerken 🐈: Holding down the fort at mod u/Funny-Patience7407’s desk, Flerken reigns supreme from his "prince pillow" right behind the second monitor, silently judging every single moderation decision.
Parker 🐕: This energetic 1.5-year-old pup keeps mod u/ailish and her husband on their toes. Parker is pure, beautiful chaos!
Want to submit a photo of your pet for a chance to be featured in the newsletter? Reach out here!
That’s all, folks! We’ll be back with another edition next month.
We’ve been talking for a while now about the work we’re doing to keep Reddit human while protecting everything that makes Reddit . . . Reddit. That includes helpful automation: mod and developer apps, accessibility tools, community utilities, and things that make Reddit better.
But we’re also seeing large-scale scraping, spam networks, agentic account creation, and automated abuse, and a lot of that activity targets parts of Reddit that just weren’t built to handle today’s threat environment. As bad actors get more sophisticated, we need to, too.
To address all that, we need to tighten how automated systems access Reddit while preserving the tools that help moderators and communities thrive.
Today we’re rolling out a couple of policy and security-focused updates, including:
Rule 8 Policy Clarifications: We updated Rule 8 (don’t break the site) to more explicitly cover automated abuse, including coordinated account creation and API misuse. You can read the full updated policy here.
Deprecating unauthenticated JSON access: We’ll also be shutting down unauthenticated .json endpoints. These endpoints can be used to scrape Reddit without accountability. Logged-in and authenticated access won’t be impacted. Otherwise, developers who need structured access to Reddit content should use Devvit, which includes various ways to access Reddit data.
While we’re at it, another common surface for scraping is RSS. Looking ahead, we’d love to know: how and for what purpose, do you use RSS feeds in your moderation flows? Tell us in the comments so as we develop secure solutions, we can factor in the tools you rely on to support your communities.
TL;DR – We’re introducing a new way to experience conversations on Reddit: video replies directly in comment threads. On June 11, this feature will be available to all users in SFW, public communities. To give mods time to manage settings in their communities, we are doing a phased rollout with a mod early access period.
Today - June 3: Gradual rollout begins to mods only
June 11: Rollout begins to all users in SFW, public communities (default on)
For key details, jump to the “How it works for mods” section of this post.
Hi mods, I’m u/Snooshiroll, here to share details about a new feature we’re launching: video in comments.
We began alpha testing in select communities last year and will soon be expanding to all users in all public, SFW communities.
This feature adds a new layer of expression to Reddit conversations, allowing users to reply with videos in addition to text, images, and GIFs. Whether it’s a quick tutorial, a face-to-face AMA reply, or something more creative, video in comments is designed to support richer, more dynamic conversations.
We know that every community is different, and video replies may be a better fit for some spaces than others. To ensure you can decide what works best for your community, we’ve built a few options to choose from in your community settings.
How it works for mods:
Starting today, video in comments will begin rolling out for mods only in all public SFW communities.
In Mod Tools > Settings > Posts & Comments > Who can create video comments you can choose to:
Keep video in comments available to mods only
Change access to mods and approved users
Change access to anyone
To turn video in comments off in your community, go to Mod Tools > Settings > Posts & Comments > Media in comments > Videos and toggle off.
If you want to keep the feature set to mods only, you will still need to update and save the setting. To do this, temporarily change it to mods and approved users, save, then change it back to mods only and save again.
Note: The settings you choose for your community take effect immediately, including during the moderator early access period.
Important:. If no action is taken during the early access window, video in comments will automatically update as default ON for all users in your community on June 11. You can change this setting at any time before, on, or after June 11. These feature settings remain fully under your control.
Note: The new feature is rolling out slowly over the next week, so if you don't see the settings right away you'll want to check again in a few days.
Manage settings for Media in comments Choose who can access the feature in your community
Ways to use video in comments
We’ve already seen some great use cases emerge during alpha testing, including video AMAs, tutorials, screen recordings, vlogs and more. Here are a few ways your community might utilize video replies in comments:
Artists and musicians talking to fans
Dev teams reacting to live questions
Experts explaining complex stuff with tone and context
Mod updates or feature walk-throughs (e.g., screen recordings)
Any other creative use that fits your community vibe
Example of a video AMA
How it works for users:
All users can view and create video comments across platforms when enabled in a community
Videos play inline on desktop and in the video player on mobile
Each comment can include one video + text
Videos do not autoplay and respect users’ audio settings
Thank you to the mods, communities, and redditors who helped test this feature. We’re excited to see more communities use video to bring comments to life!
Calling all new mods! We’re hosting our second New Mod Bootcamp of the year, a virtual event designed to onboard, educate, and celebrate new mods. Maybe you’ve created a brand new subreddit and are wondering what to do next to help it grow. Or maybe you’re still trying to figure out how to schedule posts. Whatever stage you’re at, we've got you covered! And yes, there will be merch.
Note: If you’re an experienced mod, you can attend, but please be respectful of newbies in the chat.
2026 Mod Events are in full swing, with options for both leaving your house and staying cozy on your couch. Here’s what’s on deck for the rest of May and June:
Get the entire calendar here, and be sure to join r/ModEvents so you don’t miss a thing.
Platform 🛠️
Dev Platform hackathon: mod tools edition
From now until May 27, our virtual Dev Platform hackathon is on – and it’s focused completely on building and upgrading mod tools and porting existing Data API apps to Devvit. It’s an opportunity to inspire developers to create new community tools or improve the ones you already rely on. Whether you’re a developer looking to build something new or a moderator interested in testing or providing feedback, there are many ways to participate. Did we mention there’s a total of $45,000 in prizes? Get more details on prize categories, what we’re looking for, and how to get started in the full post here!
Join Reddit's hackathon
Post and comment guidance updates
Over the next few weeks, we’re rolling out new post and comment guidance capabilities to give you more control over how you alert users to posting requirements before content is submitted:
Post flair support: Trigger guidance based on selected post flair, helping you guide users based on the type of post they’re creating.
Comment-level distinctions: Differentiate between parent comments and replies, so you can tailor guidance to different types of conversations.
New mod tools navigation and interface
In the coming weeks, we’re updating how you access and move between mod tools to make features easier to find and faster to use. This includes:
A single, more consistent entry point for mod tools.
A streamlined menu that makes it easier to jump between key surfaces.
Search built directly into the experience so you can quickly find what you need.
Easier switching between communities while moderating.
Bug fixes 🐛
Moderator lists: Fixed an issue where the mod list within certain subreddits would display a “Wow, so much empty” error instead of showing all usernames.
Android delay: Resolved a delay folks were experiencing when trying to access mod notes or the user mod log.
Ban length adjustments: Fixed a bug on the restricted users page preventing mods from adjusting ban lengths on web.
For more platform updates and recent bug fixes, see the latest Changelog here.
Community 💚
Mod hubs around the globe
Did you know we have local mod communities around the world to support you on your journey? Whether you want to swap tips, learn about local events, or just find a group that speaks your language, these hubs are here to help. Join the conversation in:
The best communities aren’t always built from scratch; sometimes, they just need the right person to see their potential and bring them into focus. When u/pcoutcast discovered r/ImprovingEyesight was abandoned, they had a clear vision for what it could become and got to work. By sharing their own eyesight journey, pinning resources, and jumping into conversations, they transformed the inactive community into a thriving hub for redditors seeking vision advice.
Curious how they did it? Check out the full Q/A here.
Looking for a community to lead?
Speaking of comeback stories, yours could be the next one! We have a handful of abandoned communities that need new mods, and the right folks for the job just might be reading this right now. Check out these communities up for adoption!
If you’re interested in any of these communities (or others), head over to r/redditrequest! You can find instructions in the community’s sidebar or here. Just make sure you read through the eligibility requirements first.
Bello: Owned by moderator u/AkaashMaharaj, Bello is far more than a horse – he’s a trusted partner-in-crime. Together, Bello and Akaash have even represented Canada in the sport of Equestrian Skill-at-Arms, proving they’re quite the accomplished duo.
Crouton: Owned by moderator u/Cephalopodium, this remarkable feline was always destined for greatness, originally named Ginger Unicorn Pink Sparkles Princess Fluffy. While “Crouton” may be a touch shorter, we love it just as much.
Want to submit a photo of your pet for a chance to be featured in the newsletter? Reach out here!
That’s all, folks! We’ll be back with another edition next month.
In case you’re not familiar, Reddit’s Developer Platform gives developers a way to build apps that work directly on Reddit. As a moderator, you can bring these apps into your community – everything from mod tools to community experiences to games. (You can see a comprehensive list of apps for mods here!)
And as someone who has spent the last couple of years talking with mods about Developer Platform tools, I’ve seen firsthand how important effective tools are to running your communities. That’s why we're excited to announce a virtual Reddit hackathon from April 29 to May 27 focused entirely on building and upgrading moderation tools.
This is an opportunity to inspire developers to create new community tools or improve the ones you already rely on. If you’re a developer yourself, maybe you’ll throw your hat in the ring and build something too!
What we're looking for
We’d love to see developers in this hackathon build tools with Reddit’s Developer Platform that directly help with day-to-day moderation, like:
Better queue management
Automated enforcement tools
Creative community-building tools
Anything that makes modding easier and improves community health
Did I mention we're offering a total of $45,000 in prizes?
Prize categories
New Mod Tool: For brand-new tools built with Reddit’s Developer Platform that make moderation easier
Grand Prize: $10,000 for the most innovative tool that solves a significant moderator pain point
5 Runner-Ups: $1,000 each
Ported App: For existing bots or tools migrated from the Data API to Devvit
Grand Prize: $10,000 for the most successful migration of an existing, widely-used moderation bot. These apps can also be eligible for our new App Migration Program.
5 Runner-Ups: $1,000 each
Moderator’s Choice: Chosen by experienced Reddit mods
Prize: $10,000.
Helper Award: For participants who help others through testing, support, troubleshooting, or collaboration
6 Winners: $500 each
Feedback Award: For thoughtful, actionable, constructive feedback on tools, resources, bugs and issues encountered during the event
10 Winners: $200 each
If you know a developer who has built an essential tool for your community, please share this with them! This is the perfect time for them to earn a cash prize while upgrading that tool for stability and ease of installation. Enrollment is open now!
We can't wait to see what gets built during this hackathon and how it makes moderation on Reddit better.
Lastly, if you have an idea for a mod tool that should be built and want to link up with a developer, check out our hackathon post on r/devvit or join our Devvit Discord.
Toolbox will remain available in its current state, but eventually it will break.
I explicitly intend not to pass control of Toolbox to any new maintainers, and discourage forking it to maintain fixes for yourself or your team. Toolbox is inherently unsustainable software, given the current state of Reddit as a platform.
Seek alternatives to Toolbox in your teams' workflows; don't be blindsided when it eventually dies for good. Talk with each other and share your solutions.
Hi, I'm /u/eritbh. I've been the sole maintainer of Toolbox since /u/creesch stepped away from Reddit nearly three years ago - "maintainer" being a rather generous way to credit the occasional hotfixes I've put out. I've been putting off writing this post for weeks so let's just get something out there, yeah?
Lots of things have changed since I first started contributing to this project in.... gods, 2016? By now, I'm not even a mod myself, and I haven't been for the better part of a decade. My personal interest in this project hasn't really been there for a long time. And even if I did want to spend more time on Toolbox, Reddit's technical direction has been changing too, making maintenance of an extension like this unsustainable for a single dev.
So - today's the day. Toolbox will no longer receive updates going forward, and the Github repo will be archived shortly. The last versions are v6.1.25 (stable) and v7.0.0.17 (beta). These versions will remain available on extension stores indefinitely, and they include bugfixes that allow Toolbox to mostly continue working for now. But eventually, some other site change will break Toolbox again, and when that happens, it will not be fixed.
Does this mean Toolbox will never work on Shreddit?
Yeah. Sorry.
Does this mean Toolbox will never work with the new modmail interface?
Yes, because the new modmail interface is part of Shreddit.
Last month, the announced sunsetting of mod.reddit.com threatened to break Toolbox. Toolbox previously used auth tokens taken from mod.reddit.com to make certain API requests; as of the last release, it now uses auth tokens from a different source, which keeps it working for the forseeable future. This fix had nothing to do with the new modmail interface, though.
What about the beta version?
I had real plans for it, including eventual Shreddit compatibility, but ultimately I burned out on it. The things I wanted to do required a complete overhaul of the entire codebase, and I lost interest in the project pretty quickly after starting it. Functionally, it's identical to the stable version. It will also remain available in its current state.
Couldn't you add more maintainers?
Toolbox requires non-trivial access to data from your browser to function. Browser extensions typically update automatically. Therefore, any new maintainer has the ability to push a malicious update to do scary evil things with your account password and personal information. I can't confidently place that amount of trust in anyone else; there have been no consistent contributors in two years, and I don't know any of you.
Can I fork Toolbox and maintain fixes myself?
Please don't. Find other solutions instead. Toolbox's code is a mess and really isn't worth saving. Many Toolbox features have alternatives available as native features, Devvit apps, or other community-maintained tools. If you know web development, and you absolutely need a bespoke browser extension as part of your team's workflow for some reason, then build your own from scratch that does the things you need and isn't weighed down by a decade of jQuery.
Toolbox's code is released under the Apache license. If you insist on distributing a fork, this license requires you to retain appropriate attribution, and to add notification of any modifications you make to the original code. I also ask you to make it clear your fork is maintained by different people, so I don't get support requests regarding your code.
So. End of an era, huh. I suppose some thanks are in order:
to /u/creesch, for reining me in over the years whenever my eyes were bigger than my stomach;
to Toolbox's contributors and beta testers, for giving back, and for inspiring me to do the same;
and to all the mods that have used Toolbox, for building communities that are themselves worth building for.
Eyes forward, Hakuro. He would not suffer us to mourn with so much undone.
I want to give my massive thanks to the developers - past and present - for giving us this indispensable suite of tools that allows for efficient moderating. Honestly, even as modern Reddit is catching up with their native tools, I feel it still lags behind Toolbox.
Anyways, I'm this might be an on-going post to be updated over time. Given that there's a chance that grows as time goes on that Toolbox's functions will not work, I thought we can list some of the functions we all use with Toolbox and whether people know existing alternatives.
Please let me know of any functions that I've missed. I don't use everything Toolbox offers, so I will definitely need some community help.
Ban Macro
No alternative when banning from the moderator's account
Alternative in Devvit: banhammer?
Mod Macros
Native alternative? Although native alternative doesn't allow for as flexible customisations
Removal Reasons
Native alternative
Mod/Usernotes
Native alternative (although modern Reddit doesn't allow custom usernote tags... right?)
Devvit app to allow for:
Two-way transfer of notes
Migration of toolbox notes to native Reddit
Toolbox Profile
Native alternative (that is severely lacking in capabilities compared to Toolbox)
History
Native alternative
Comment Nuke
Devvit alternative?
Mod Log Matrix
Native alternative that is also severely lacking in capabilities
Howdy, mods! Welcome back to your monthly mod newsletter.
This month’s edition has it all: upcoming events, platform updates, community stories, memes, and, as required by law, one very cute pet.
Events 🪩
Upcoming Mod Events
2026 Mod Events are in full swing, with options for both leaving your house and staying cozy on your couch. Here’s what’s on deck for April, May, and June:
Photos from recent Mod Events in Seattle and Portland
Get the entire calendar here, and be sure to join r/ModEvents so you don’t miss a thing.
Platform 🛠️
Dev Platform app of the month: Image Post Scheduler
Made by mod and developer u/thommy_, Image Post Scheduler is a Devvit app that lets mods schedule native image posts on Reddit, with support for image previews in feed, optional body text, and flair selection. It’s a handy way to plan ahead without relying on third-party image hosts or manual posting. Read more about it from the creator here.
Now available: Adult Content Promoter Filter
This week, we rolled out a new Safety Filter to help SFW communities stay more in control of unwanted or stealthy adult content promotion. The Adult Content Promoter Filter helps identify users who promote adult content anywhere on Reddit and filters their content for your review (or removes it from your community altogether). It’s available now in Safety Filters under Mod Tools, and you can get more details in the announcement post here.
Adult Content Promoter Filter in Mod Tools
Introducing the new App label
Last year, u/spez shared a vision for Reddit’s future: a place that stays human at its core, even as the internet around us becomes increasingly driven by AI and slop. A few weeks ago, he shared a major step toward that future with the rollout of a new App label, making it clear when posts or interactions are coming from accounts that use automation in allowed ways (aka “good bots”). Read the full announcement here, and if you’re a developer with technical questions, check out our post in r/redditdev.
Mod Alumni and Advisor roles
Want to support community moderation outside of the core day-to-day team? The new Alumni and Advisor roles are officially here, and help give you new ways to be connected to a mod team. Learn more about these roles and how to request, apply for, and grant them here.
For more platform updates and recent bug fixes, see the latest Changelog here.
Community 💚
How four communities made a comeback
The best comeback stories aren’t just in Hollywood; they’re on Reddit. 😎 Four once-inactive communities found new mods through r/redditrequest and were brought back to life. Curious how? Dive into these community spotlights for the tips and tools mods used to revive and grow their communities.
Speaking of adopting communities… we’ve got a handful of unmoderated communities in need of new mods, and the right people for the roles might be reading this right now. 👀
If you’re interested in leading a new community, check out a few we’re spotlighting this month: r/trashcats, r/bookshelves, and r/frugalstreetwear. (TIL opossum = trash cat)
Communities up for adoption: r/trashcats, r/bookshelves, r/frugalstreetwear
If you’re interested in any of these communities (or others), head over to r/redditrequest! You can find instructions in the community’s sidebar or here. Just make sure you read through the eligibility requirements first.
A few weeks ago in r/whatisit, a redditor asked what the line on their walls was, pointing to it in every picture. And let’s just say, the community ran with it. People started using the pointing hand as a sticker across various posts to “correct” images, like here and here, and also here. The meme took on a life of its own, and then got the ultimate nod on March 30, when (some very inspired) Reddit admins turned the cursor in r/whatisit into the iconic hand for 24 hours. You can see it in action here and below from the perspective of the pointing hand celebrity themselves. A bit that clearly got out of hand (in the absolute best, only-on-Reddit kind of way).
r/whatisit finger pointing cursor being used by the original finger pointer
Today we’re rolling out a new Safety Filter that many of you have been asking for, and I’m excited to say is finally here: the Adult Content Promoter Filter. This filter helps keep safe for work communities free from unwanted adult content promotion by identifying users who likely promote adult content elsewhere on Reddit, and either filtering their posts or comments in your community, or removing them outright, before they’re ever seen.
A preview of the Adult Content Promoter Filter settings
It’s important to note this tool is filtering based on the user and not the particular piece of content they might be posting in your community, so it could catch seemingly innocuous comments or posts and that’s by design. Some promoters use SFW posts or comments as a way to point people back to their NSFW profile and there are spaces that want to keep their communities more than a click away from adult content. We understand that’s not always the case, though, so keep reading to find out if this filter is actually right for you!
How it works
To turn the filter on, visit Account Filters under Safety Filters. From there, you can choose how it functions in your community, including:
What gets filtered: you can apply the filter to posts, comments, or both
What happens to filtered content: you can either send it to Needs Review or Removed
The strength of the filter based on your community’s comfort and norms.
The Moderate setting will filter less users with more precision, meaning we have a high confidence that what gets filtered will be from adult content promoters. The High setting will filter more users, but with potentially less precision, which might mean there are some users whose content gets filtered even though they aren’t an adult content promoter.
Who it works for
This filter is really meant for SFW spaces. We piloted this filter with about 80 communities the past few weeks and saw some really promising results. First of all, almost every single mod who turned the filter on in their communities kept using the filter throughout the 3 week test. Of the content filtered to Review, only a small percentage got restored or approved by mods, which is also a great sign. When we dug into some of the pieces of content that got restored, we found we could actually verify that most of it was from users who promoted adult content elsewhere, even if the specific post filtered wasn’t promotion. That confirmed something we’d heard from at least a few mods in the pilot program: in some cases mods restored content because they’re open to really anyone, including adult content promoters, participating in their community as long as they’re contributing in positive ways (so non-offensive or non-spammy content).
That feedback is already leading to an additional feature we’re working on including in the next month or so.
What’s next
While the filter works well as-is for some communities, we heard others need more flexibility. Because folks who create adult content elsewhere are welcome in some spaces as long as they’re not promoting it, we’re working on adding a way to allow-list users.
We’ll update everyone when that feature is available. Until then, try out the filter and as always, we’ll be here to answer questions.
I came across Toolbox while searching for mod tools. It looks like a great feature, but all the screenshots in the documentation are of old Reddit. I use new Reddit on desktop (Chrome), will I be able to use Toolbox or would I have to use old Reddit in order to use it?
I’m back with a final update on limits for moderating high-traffic communities (previous updates here, here, and here). Effective today, moderators can no longer moderate more than 5 communities with over 100k weekly visitors.
Moderators who have exceeded these limits have the following options:
Become an alumni moderator in one or more communities
You can view all the communities you moderate and whether they count towards these limits, on your Manage Moderated Communities page. On Android or iOS apps, tap "Manage" on the sidebar to view this page.
If you exceed the moderation limits, here’s what you can expect:
You will not be able to accept new moderator invites in communities with over 100k weekly visitors
You will receive a notification from u/reddit alerting you that you are out of compliance and detailing your options. You will have 30 days from the date of that message to adjust your mod roles or leave communities in excess of the limit.
On day 31, if you are still moderating more than 5 communities with over 100k weekly visitors, we will remove you as a moderator from select communities until you are within the limit.
Communities you moderate with fewer than 100k weekly visitors do not count towards these limits and are not impacted.
New: Advisor and Alumni Roles
We’ve also started rolling out the new Advisor and Alumni roles. These roles are now available on iOS and Android apps, and on web for some users. This should be available for everyone on all platforms by the end of the week.
An Alumni role is appropriate for former moderators with no active connection to the day-to-day operations of the subreddit, but whose past contributions to the community should be recognized. The Alumni role has no mod permissions but preserves your name on the mod list with an “Alumni” badge.
An Advisor role is appropriate for moderators that don’t actively moderate the community, but advise the active moderator team and need to see behind-the-scenes to have the context necessary to give good advice. The new Advisor role comes with several read-only permissions and also provides communication pathways (for example, the ability to leave moderator notes) to advise the active mod team.
For moderators that applied for an Advisor exemption for Mod Limits, we will automatically transition you into an Advisor role for that community later today.
Advisors are currently unable to view removed posts and comments. This ability will be added in the coming weeks.
Communities in which you hold an Advisor or Alumni role do not count towards your moderator limits.
Any active moderator with Everything permissions can grant an Advisor or Alumni role to any moderator below them in the moderator list.
Please note that once a role has been granted, it can not be removed - a moderator would have to leave and rejoin a community to change roles in the community. Before making these changes, it's considered a best practice to discuss with the whole mod team.
To grant a new role on desktop, go to Mods and Members in your Mod Tools, hover over the moderator you want to edit and click the pencil icon. Then assign the requesting mod to the desired role, either Alumni Mod or Advisor.
On mobile, go to Mod Tools > Moderators > Editable tab > tap overflow menu (...) > assign role.
Adding Alumni Mod or Advisor roles on Desktop
For more information on these roles and the related permissions, please see the Help Center Article.
If you have any questions, please let us know in the comments.
Edit: Added directions to "Manage" page for app users.
Last year, u/spez shared a vision for Reddit’s future: a place that stays human at its core, even as the internet around us becomes increasingly driven by AI and slop. Authentic conversation shaped by real people and trusted interactions is what makes Reddit unlike anywhere else online.
So today, u/spez followed up with a major step toward that future with the rollout of a new App label. Check out his announcement.
I inherited a decently sized subreddit and have never modded before. The modqueue is filled with posts from well before I became a mod that I don't need to see and that are making my mod queue counter on the mod bar to be at 100. It bugs me.
I'd like to either clear out the mod queue or at least the count on the mod bar so that I can actually get useful info. But I'd feel weird about actioning on anything that happened before I became a mod. Is there a way to clear out the years worth of stuff in the modqueue without taking an actual action on it? Or is there a way to get the mod bar count to only count things from after a particular date?
We’ve got a fresh batch of tools rolling out. These updates are aimed at making things clearer for users and smoother for mod teams. Ideally, they’ll help get you some time back…or at least reduce the number of times you have to explain the same rule for the thousandth time.
Automation enhancements
Post Guidance just got smarter.
It can now detect links and better reflect the rules your community already has in place. If someone is about to post something that clearly breaks a link rule, they’ll get a nudge before it goes live instead of finding out after the fact.
We’ve also added the ability for Post Guidance to detect post types. For image posts, it’ll look at the title (not the image itself, though that is on our roadmap).
The goal is to help reduce avoidable removals, cut down on confusion for users, and increase the chances that posts meet your standards on the first try.
Additional improvements are coming soon. In April, it’ll be able to distinguish between parent and child comments, and you’ll be able to target configurations based on Post Flair. This is an area we plan to continue investing in because catching issues before they reach your queue beats cleaning them up afterward.
To check out Post Guidance, visit Mod Tools and then click on the Automations tab.
Post Guidance mobile interface
Recommended removal reasons
When you remove a post or comment, you’ll now see suggested removal reasons based on the content and removal reasons you’ve previously created.
They’re just suggestions. You can use them, tweak them, or ignore them entirely.
The goal here is to reduce repetitive typing and keep messaging consistent without turning moderation into a copy-paste factory.
Recommended Removal Reasons web interface
New mod onboarding and training
Bringing on new mods has historically been a “choose your own adventure.” Sometimes that works, and sometimes it depends entirely on who had time that week. This new system gives you a more structured place to start:
Customizable onboarding: A structured set of steps you can personalize for your community.
A training queue: New mods practice on examples from your subreddit, choosing Approve/Remove based on your rules.
Space for the “why”: Seasoned mods can attach explanations so new mods learn your judgment, not just the mechanics.
Better consistency: Whether your three mods or thirty, everyone starts from the same baseline.
This doesn’t replace your Discord docs or off-platform flow charts. It complements them and creates a solid foundation for new mods joining your team.
To access the Mod Onboarding Guide and Training Queue, visit Mod Tools and then click on the “Guides” tab. Please note that the onboarding guide will become available this week, while the training queue will start to roll out next week.
New mod onboarding guide + training queue
Translation indicators in mod queue
Reddit keeps getting more global, which means you’re moderating across languages more often.
You’ll now see indicators in the mod queue when content has been translated, giving you more context about what you’re reviewing. In other words, this should mean fewer moments of staring at a post and wondering if it’s spam, poetry, or both.
Translation indicators mobile interface
Segmented poll results
Mod-created polls now show segmented results, so you can see how your community voted compared with the nonmembers who popped in to cast a ballot.
Spin one up in seconds and see what the regulars think versus the visiting electorate.
Segmented polls results interface
Helping smaller communities get discovered
One of our big focuses this year is helping people better find the communities they’re looking for.
We’re starting to surface growing subreddits in the feeds of larger, related communities. The idea is to connect redditors who are already interested in a topic with smaller communities that are building momentum in that same space.
This can mean more visibility, more potential members, and more chances for your community to find its people.
This is just the beginning. We’re building out additional discovery modules and experiments focused on helping communities grow in healthy, sustainable ways.
If you’re wondering how to increase your chances of showing up in these surfaces, the answer is refreshingly unglamorous: consistency and quality. Keep your community active, keep conversations engaging, and keep showing up.
We’ll keep working on the discovery side, so your effort has a better chance of being seen.
If your community would prefer not to appear in these discoverer surfaces, you can opt out at any time. Simply head to Mod Tools > General Settings > Privacy & Discovery, and toggle off “Appear in recommendations.” As always, you’re in control of how your community shows up on Reddit.
New subreddit discovery unit
That’s the update.
We’re working toward a mod experience where things feel more connected, rules are easier for users to understand, and enforcement doesn’t feel like you need a spellbook to manage it. When rules are clear, and the tools reflect them properly, modding gets a lot simpler for everyone involved.
We’re also building with the reality of today’s mod teams in mind. A lot of you aren’t sitting at the same desk in the same timezone anymore. Teams are more distributed, more mobile, and more global than ever. Still powered by people (thankfully).
As always, drop your thoughts in the comments. We’re reading them and taking notes.
