# How to Report a Subreddit to Reddit Admins (Step by Step)

> How to report a subreddit that breaks Reddit's rules: report posts and comments, use reddit.com/report, contact Reddit admins and know what's reportable.

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Last updated: 2026-10-23

Category: Reddit. 

To report a subreddit, go to Reddit's official report form at reddit.com/report, choose the type of violation, and include links to the community and to specific posts or comments that show the problem. For individual posts and comments, use the **Report** option in the post's menu. Reddit's safety team (the admins) reviews reports against the Reddit Content Policy, not against whether a community is unpopular.

This guide covers which reporting option to use, how to write a report that admins can act on, and what you can do while you wait.

## Reporting options at a glance

Reddit has several reporting routes. Picking the right one gets your report to the right people faster.

| What you want to report | Who reviews it | Where to report |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A post or comment that breaks a community's rules | That community's moderators | **Report** in the post or comment menu |
| A post or comment that breaks Reddit's Content Policy | Moderators and Reddit admins | **Report** in the post or comment menu |
| A whole community built around rule-breaking content | Reddit admins | reddit.com/report |
| A moderator misusing their role | Reddit admins | reddit.com/report (moderator issue option) |
| A user harassing you across communities | Reddit admins | reddit.com/report, plus block the user |
| Copyright or trademark infringement | Reddit's legal team | Reddit's dedicated copyright and trademark forms |
| Someone at immediate risk of harm | Emergency services first | Call local emergency services, then report |

Menu labels can shift as Reddit updates its apps, but the general structure has stayed similar for years.

## What counts as reportable

Reddit admins act on violations of the Reddit Content Policy and related policies. Disagreeing with a community's opinions, disliking its moderation style, or finding it annoying isn't a violation on its own. Reportable issues include:

- **Harassment, bullying and threats.** Content that targets people, encourages violence or threatens harm.
- **Hate based on identity or vulnerability.** Communities that promote hate against people based on identity, such as race, religion, gender, sexual orientation or disability.
- **Sharing private information.** Posting someone's personal details (doxxing) or sharing intimate or sexual media of someone without their consent.
- **Sexual content involving minors.** This is always prohibited, and Reddit treats it as the most serious category.
- **Impersonation.** Accounts or communities pretending to be a specific person or organization in a misleading way.
- **Illegal content and transactions.** Such as the sale of illegal goods or services.
- **Spam and manipulation.** Vote manipulation, coordinated inauthentic activity, ban evasion and mass unsolicited promotion.
- **Mislabeled content.** Graphic or sexual content that isn't marked NSFW.
- **Breaking the site.** Anything that interferes with Reddit's normal use, such as malicious code.

Reddit's full policy wording lives in the Reddit Help Center at [support.reddithelp.com](https://support.reddithelp.com). It's worth reading the relevant section before you report so you can name the specific rule in your description.

## How to report a post or comment

Start here even if your concern is the entire subreddit. Individual reports create a record of specific violations, and they're the evidence admins look at when assessing a community.

### On desktop

1. Open the post or comment.
2. Click the three-dot menu (**…**) next to it.
3. Select **Report**.
4. Choose whether it breaks the community's rules or Reddit's rules, then pick the closest reason.
5. Submit. You may be offered the option to block the author as well.

### In the Reddit app

1. Tap the three-dot menu on the post or comment.
2. Tap **Report**.
3. Choose the reason that best fits and follow the prompts.
4. Tap **Submit**.

Reports on posts are anonymous to the person you report. Moderators see that a report was made and the reason, not who made it.

## How to report an entire subreddit

When the problem isn't one bad post but the purpose or pattern of the whole community, report it to Reddit's admins directly.

1. Go to **reddit.com/report** while logged in. You can also find Reddit's reporting forms through the Help Center.
2. Choose the category that matches the violation, such as harassment, hate, involuntary pornography, or a problem with a moderator.
3. Enter the community's name (for example, `r/examplecommunity`) where asked.
4. Paste links to specific posts and comments that show the violation. Use the post's share link or copy the URL from your browser.
5. Write a short, factual description. Explain which Content Policy rule is being broken and how the examples show a pattern.
6. Submit the form.

### Writing a report admins can act on

Admins review a large volume of reports. A clear, specific report is far more useful than a long, angry one. Good reports:

- Link to individual posts or comments rather than just the community's front page.
- Show a pattern, such as several posts over time, or stickied posts and rules that endorse the behavior.
- Mention whether moderators are approving or encouraging the content, or ignoring reports.
- Stick to facts. Describe what the content does and which rule it breaks.

Avoid screenshots as your only evidence when links are available. Links let admins see the content in context and confirm it's real.

## Reporting a moderator

Reddit's Moderator Code of Conduct sets expectations for how moderators run communities. Moderators get wide latitude to set their own rules, but they aren't allowed to, for example, encourage or enable rule-breaking content or interfere with other communities.

If you believe a moderator is breaking the Code of Conduct, use the moderator-related option on reddit.com/report and include links to examples. Being banned from a community you wanted to participate in isn't, by itself, a Code of Conduct violation. Moderators can remove people for their own community's reasons.

## Contacting Reddit admins in other ways

There isn't a general phone line or live chat for reporting communities. The official channels are:

- **The report forms** at reddit.com/report, for policy violations.
- **The Reddit Help Center**, where you can find articles and submit support requests for account and safety issues.
- **r/ModSupport**, a community for moderators to raise moderation issues with Reddit's team. It's meant for moderators of their own communities, not for reporting other subreddits.

If you moderate a community that's being targeted by another community, report the specific content, document what's happening, and raise it through the moderator channels Reddit provides.

## What happens after you report

Reddit reviews reports and decides what action, if any, to take. Possible outcomes for a community include removal of specific content, warnings to moderators, quarantine (which adds a warning screen and limits the community's visibility), or a ban of the whole subreddit.

You may get a message telling you whether action was taken on a post or comment you reported. For larger community-level decisions, you often won't receive a detailed explanation. If nothing seems to change and the violations continue, submit new reports with new examples rather than repeating the same one.

## What not to do

It can be tempting to rally others when you find a community you think is harmful. Don't.

- **Don't brigade.** Organizing people to mass-report, mass-downvote or flood another community with comments is itself against Reddit's rules. It can get your account and your community actioned, and it doesn't make admin review any faster.
- **Don't file false or duplicate reports.** Misusing the report button can lead to action against your account.
- **Don't engage with harassers.** Report, block and move on. Replying often escalates the situation.
- **Don't share the content to "expose" it.** Reposting harmful material spreads it further. Send links to admins through the report form instead.

## Protecting yourself while you wait

Reporting can take time. In the meantime:

- **Block users** who are targeting you so they can't interact with you.
- **Mute the community** so it no longer appears in your feeds and recommendations.
- **Adjust your safety settings** to limit who can message or chat with you.
- **Leave the community** if you joined it.

If you're planning to start a better alternative community instead, our [Reddit name generator](https://scheduleforyou.com/tools/reddit-name-generator) can help you brainstorm a username, and the [Reddit photo resizer](https://scheduleforyou.com/tools/reddit-photo-resizer) prepares a banner and icon at the right sizes.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I report a subreddit anonymously?

The community and its moderators won't see who reported content through Reddit's report tools. Reddit itself knows which account submitted a report, and you need to be logged in to use most report forms.

### How long does Reddit take to review a subreddit report?

Reddit doesn't publish a fixed timeline. Reports involving immediate safety risks are generally prioritized, while others can take longer. Clear links and a specific description help reviewers act sooner.

### Will Reddit ban a subreddit if enough people report it?

No. The number of reports isn't what decides the outcome. Admins look at whether the community breaks the Content Policy. One well-documented report is more useful than many vague ones, and coordinated mass reporting can break the rules.

### What if the subreddit has no active moderators?

Report rule-breaking content to admins as usual. If a community is unmoderated and you want to take it over, Reddit has a request process for inactive communities, with eligibility rules you can find in the Reddit Help Center.

### What should I do if a post suggests someone is in danger?

If someone is in immediate danger, contact local emergency services right away. Then report the content on Reddit using the relevant option, such as self-harm or threats, so the safety team can review it.

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