Am I Shadowbanned on Reddit?
Answer the quiz below — starting with the logged-out profile test — to find out if your Reddit account is being hidden or filtered. Learn how to tell a shadowban from a suspension or subreddit ban, then get your result.
Shadowban Checklist
0/8 answeredAre your posts and comments invisible when logged out?
Open your profile (reddit.com/user/yourname) in an incognito window or from an account that doesn't follow you. If your recent posts and comments are missing there but visible to you, that's the classic sitewide shadowban.
Did you receive a suspension notice?
Check your inbox and account settings for a suspension message. A suspension is different from a shadowban but produces similar reach loss and needs a different fix.
Do your submissions never appear in a subreddit's New feed?
Post to a subreddit, then check its 'New' tab from another account. If your submission never shows up for anyone else, it's being filtered before it reaches the community.
Do posts vanish immediately after you submit them?
If a post disappears seconds after submitting — or shows '[removed]' to others right away — Reddit's spam filter or a subreddit's AutoModerator is catching it.
Do you suddenly get zero votes and replies on everything?
A sharp, across-the-board drop to zero engagement on posts that would normally get traction is a strong sign your content isn't being shown.
Has a moderator or AutoModerator removed or flagged your content?
Check your posts for removal notices or modmail. Repeated subreddit-level removals can escalate to a subreddit ban that looks like a shadowban within that community.
Is your account very new or low-karma and getting rate-limited?
New or low-karma accounts hit posting and commenting rate limits and are filtered more aggressively. This can mimic a shadowban even when your account is in good standing.
Are your comments collapsed or hidden by default for others?
If your comments consistently appear collapsed or at the very bottom for other users, your contributions may be down-weighted across threads.
Answer at least 3 questions to continue.
What Causes a Reddit Shadowban?
Reddit's spam filters, AutoModerator, and admin tools hide content that trips their signals. These are the most common triggers behind an invisible account.
Spam-filter shadowban
Reddit's automated anti-spam system flagging your account's patterns
Ban evasion / multiple accounts
Creating new accounts to get around a previous ban
Vote manipulation & karma farming
Coordinated voting, bots, or artificial karma-building
Excessive self-promotion
Breaking the ~9:1 rule — mostly posting your own links
Cross-posting the same content
Posting identical content across many subreddits quickly
Spammy or flagged links
URL shorteners or domains Reddit's filter treats as spam
New account posting too fast
High-volume posting or commenting from a brand-new account
Subreddit rule violations
Repeatedly breaking a community's rules or AutoModerator filters
Reddit doesn't publish shadowban durations. A spam-filter shadowban usually needs an appeal to the admins; filter- and AutoModerator-based invisibility often clears once the triggering behaviour stops.
How to Fix a Reddit Shadowban
A free overview of the steps that help restore your visibility. For the full, signal-by-signal plan, get the recovery report below.
Confirm the scope with the logged-out test
PriorityOpen reddit.com/user/yourname in incognito. If everything is hidden it's sitewide; if only one subreddit hides you, it's a subreddit issue.
Appeal a sitewide shadowban to the admins
PriorityContact the Reddit admins through the Help Center to request a review of a suspected sitewide shadowban.
Build account age and karma first
PriorityNew or low-karma accounts are filtered hard. Comment and participate genuinely before posting links or self-promo.
Read each subreddit's rules and AutoModerator
Many removals are subreddit-level. Check the rules and removal reasons, and message the mods if it's unclear.
Stop spam-pattern behaviour
PriorityDon't cross-post identical content to many subreddits, use link shorteners, or over-promote — stay well within the ~9:1 guideline.
Verify your email and avoid ban evasion
PriorityConfirm your email, and never create new accounts to get around a ban — that escalates enforcement.
Message subreddit mods for community bans
For a single-subreddit ban, use modmail to ask the reason or request to be unbanned.
Contribute value, not just your links
Vary your sources and add genuine participation so your account doesn't read as a self-promotion bot.
This is the free overview. The full RedditShadowban Diagnostic & Recovery Protocol goes deeper — a 0–100 diagnostic score, a decision tree that separates restriction from content-performance, a controlled test, appeal evidence kit, and a phased recovery plan, grounded in our live platform-policy & enforcement tracking.
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