Reddit Privacy Megathread Today

Search r/VPN, and you will find warring tribes. Here is the common ground:

Do not search Reddit via Google. Google logs your query.

A massive privacy hole most users ignore: Your Reddit history is public domain.

Sites like RedditMetis and Reveddit can pull your entire comment history, graph your emotional state, and doxx your location based on local subreddit participation (e.g., posting in r/Chicago and r/DePaul). reddit privacy megathread

Q: Is Reddit actually reading my private messages? A: Yes. Admins can read them. Also, if you chat via Reddit Chat (not old DMs), those are not E2E encrypted. Use Signal or Matrix for sensitive convos.

Q: Should I delete my Reddit account? A: That is a personal threat model question.

Q: What about Mods? Can Mods see my IP? A: No. Only Reddit Admins can see IPs. Mods can only see your public history and the email you signed up with (if you made it public). Search r/VPN, and you will find warring tribes

Q: Is Reddit Gold private? A: No. Giving gold reveals your payment method to Reddit. If you need to anonymously support a user, give them Monero (XMR) via a private wallet instead.

For users who don't want to delete their account but refuse to be a product, the megathread offers the "ghost" setup:

Passwords are not enough.

The megathread is ruthless about one thing: Deleting your account via the settings page does nothing. Reddit retains your comments and posts. They simply become attributed to [deleted] but remain in Google search, in archives, and on Reddit’s servers.

The solution, per the thread:

Caution from the thread: "If you use PDS, Reddit may shadowban your script IP. Run it at 3 AM on a VPN." A massive privacy hole most users ignore: Your

According to r/degoogle and r/privacy, these are the non-negotiable tools before you even log in.