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Update on enforcing against sexualized harassment
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Hello redditors,

This is u/ailewu from Reddit’s Trust & Safety Policy team and I’m here to share an update to our platform-wide rule against harassment (under Rule 1) and our approach to unwanted sexualization.

Reddit's harassment policy already prohibits unwanted interactions that may intimidate others or discourage them from participating in communities and engaging in conversation. But harassment can take many forms, including sexualized harassment. Today, we are adding language to make clear that sexualizing someone without their consent violates Reddit’s harassment policy (e.g., posts or comments that encourage or describe a sex act involving someone who didn’t consent to it; communities dedicated to sexualizing others without their consent; sending an unsolicited sexualized message or chat).

Our goals with this update are to continue making Reddit a safe and welcoming space for everyone, and set clear expectations for mods and users about what behavior is allowed on the platform. We also want to thank the group of mods who previewed this policy for their feedback.

This policy is already in effect, and we are actively reviewing the communities on our platform to ensure consistent enforcement.

A few call-outs:

  • This update targets unwanted behavior and content. Consensual interactions would not fall under this rule.
  • This policy applies largely to “Safe for Work” content or accounts that aren't sexual in nature, but are being sexualized without consent.
  • Sharing non-consensual intimate media is already strictly prohibited under Rule 3. Nothing about this update changes that.

Finally, if you see or experience harassment on Reddit, including sexualized harassment, use the harassment report flow to alert our Safety teams. For mods, if you’re experiencing an issue in your community, please reach out to r/ModSupport. This feedback is an important signal for us, and helps us understand where to take action.

That’s all, folks – I’ll stick around for a bit to answer questions.

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