Reddit—Reddit enacted Public Content Policy requiring data licensees to honor content deletions
In May 2024, Reddit established a Public Content Policy that locks down access to Reddit data without a formal agreement. The policy requires data licensees to honor content deletions by users, provides compliance tools to automate deletion processing, and explicitly restricts access to private messages and non-public account information. Reddit stated it would never license non-public content like private messages or browsing history.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Protection | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| User Privacy | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.443 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
Reddit published Public Content Policy with data deletion compliance requirements
Reddit published its Public Content Policy on May 9, 2024, which requires formal agreements for data access, mandates that data licensees honor content deletions by users, restricts access to private messages and non-public account information, and provides compliance tools to automate deletion processing. Reddit stated it would never sell users' personal information or license non-public content.