In 2022, the majority of spam content or content manipulation removed from Reddit was flagged by automation, with only 1.7 percent of the content presenting this type of community violation reported by users. Reddit automation was also beneficial in removing content violating the platform's guideline on non-consensual intimate media, with 61 percent of this content removed after being flagged by automation. By comparison, content presenting personally identifiable information and impersonation violations was primarily signaled via user reports.
Share of removed types of content on Reddit in 2022, by type detection method
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Reddit
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LinkedIn
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