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How to post in r/privacy
What this community allows, what its most upvoted posts have in common, and what gets removed. Checked against the community's sidebar.
Can I promote my app or project in r/privacy?
Not with a post. Treat it as a comment-first community: answer questions well, and mention something you made only when a thread asks for a tool, saying plainly that you made it.
Does r/privacy allow AI-written posts?
There's no explicit ban we could find, but readers spot generic AI writing quickly. Rewrite any draft in your own voice.
What do the top posts in r/privacy look like?
Top posts of the year: 12% have a text body; titles ~18 words, 4% questions, 20% with a number; top comments ~25 words.
What do readers of r/privacy reward?
Precise, technically correct comments about what data goes where.
The rules we found
Sidebar empty in our data; check the Rules tab. Mostly news links and discussion.
What gets posts removed or ignored
- vague privacy claims
Draft a post for r/privacy that follows these rules, scored before you post it.
Sign up, it's freeRules change. Read the community's own Rules tab before posting; this page is a summary, not the rules.