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I can fully confirm the 77% who gave reddit.com a single star-rating. It's really that bad. The moderation system is broken and made by incompetent people so I stopped using it after understanding this better. Going forward I don't recommend using Reddit but instead use other forums.

I have been a Reddit user for over 8 years and have earned more than 10,000 karma. Until recently, I had never experienced a serious issue with the platform. About a month and a half ago, all of my posts suddenly stopped being visible to other users across every community. This appears to be some kind of account restriction or technical issue. Despite submitting an appeal and patiently waiting, I have not received a single response from Reddit’s support team. What disappoints me the most is not just the restriction itself, but the complete lack of communication. As a long-time user with a positive history on the platform, I expected at least a human response or an update on my case. A platform as large as Reddit should provide better support for loyal users. Waiting more than six weeks without any reply is simply unacceptable. I sincerely hope Reddit improves its customer support and gives users a fair opportunity to resolve account issues.

Registration e-mails don't arrive, SMS verification codes are incorrect, shadow banning, toxic moderators, server errors, bans, etc. etc. This website is dysfunctional as it can be and the developers don't seem to give a single f.

Wrongly banned

Reddit feels like it’s turned into one giant bubble at this point. You try to say something even slightly outside the “safe zone” and the whole thread jumps on you like you’ve broken some sacred rule. It’s not even about being rude or extreme — just having an opinion that isn’t perfectly aligned with whatever the subreddit’s group‑think is that day. The censorship isn’t official, but it’s everywhere. Mods delete stuff for “tone,” users mass‑report anything that makes them uncomfortable, and half the comments read like people are terrified of saying the wrong thing. It’s like everyone’s performing for each other instead of actually talking. And the bubble is real. People don’t want discussion, they want insulation. They want a space where every idea is pre‑approved, pre‑filtered, and pre‑sanitized so nobody has to deal with the slightest bit of friction. If you poke the bubble even a little, you’re suddenly “hostile,” “problematic,” or whatever word they’re using this week to avoid actually engaging with what you said. It used to be a place where you could throw ideas around, argue, maybe even learn something. Now it’s like walking into a room full of people wearing emotional hazmat suits. Everything has to be padded, softened, wrapped in ten layers of disclaimers. And if you don’t play along, you get shut down, deleted, or dog‑piled by people who clearly didn’t even read your whole comment. Honestly, it’s kinda sad watching a platform that was built on open discussion turn into a self‑policed bubble where disagreement is treated like a threat. And yeah, maybe I’m exaggerating a bit, but it sure doesn’t feel like the Reddit I remember.

I've just wasted an hour trying to leave Reddit. The username that apparently links to my phone and Reddit account, isn't mine. I've changed my password, as I didn't have a record of it. Tried to disconnect my account from Google, or delete my account, but can't do either . It keeps telling me my new password is incorrect, even tho I've typed it meticulously, several times. Help pages take me round in circles. How on earth do you ever leave this platform??

Reddit is the most heavily censored platform on the internet. Posts and comments are shadow-deleted by bots and power-tripping moderators silently, without any explanation or notification whatsoever. Accounts get banned for no apparent reason, and the automated filter system is completely broken. Absolute worst user experience.

Reddit is completely toxic and filled with people who just want to downgrade you, fight with you and harass you. Also if you're a new user trying to get Karma is a hassle since most of the groups you need Karma to chat in anyway. I'd say stay clear of reddit. It's worse than Facebook and that's saying a lot.