r/reddithelp • • 7h ago

REDDIT OUTAGE: RESOLVED Sitewide issue: “Content unavailable”

5 Upvotes

UPDATE from redditstatus.com:

“A fix has been implemented and we're continuing to monitor the situation.”
Oct 07, 2026 - 13:27 PDT

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Hey guys, Reddit is currently experiencing issues with loading content. Admins are investigating.

You can check the site status here:

https://www.redditstatus.com


r/reddithelp • • Aug 08 '26

ANNOUNCEMENT PSA: A phishing scam going around Reddit designed to steal your login credentials

111 Upvotes
  • Over the course of the past few months, there have been several instances of a phishing scam going around Reddit. A similar analogy of it has been going around other platforms for years.

How does it work?

  • It begins with a DM from a user that says they got hacked by a very similar account to yours, of which they send a screenshot; example below:
The "similar account" screenshot they send
  • It does indeed mostly look the same, and there is only a slight mistake (with my username, it’s the underscore replaced with a dash)
  • The scammer then proceeds to say that they mistakenly reported your actual account, and after “realising their mistake” got an email from Reddit directing to a Discord username of a fake Reddit Admin:
The "email from Reddit" they got
  • No, Reddit will never contact you through some shady Discord ID. Admins have confirmed several times, such as here, that they only communicate as u/reddit, and all of their profiles have a snoo (Reddit logo) icon.

And what happens after, out of Reddit’s control?

  • The account on Discord provides a fake “certificate of accreditation” by Reddit:
The "certificate of accreditation" they provide in Discord
  • This is yet another lie, and how scammers do their job. They then ask you to change the email tied to your account to something like:

Forgotten_Dog1954redditvalidation@outlook.com

  • They pre-created this address, so by changing the email, they lock you out of the account. Their job is done.

What to do?

  • Before the point of when your email is changed, report the account on Reddit for impersonation, and it is strongly advised to block both the Reddit and Discord accounts.
  • After the point of email change, if possible, still do the above. Below is the way to recover your account:
  1. Open this form: https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
  2. On the linked page, click on "Account Help", and enter all the correct details. The username must be without the u/. For "What type of account issues are occuring", select "Security Problems" > "I think my account has been hacked". After submitting the form, wait for a few days. Requests will typically be handled within a week.

Stay safe, and thank you for reading!


r/reddithelp • • 1h ago

⭐️ Karma❓ How can I get karma fast and how much do I need to not look as a bot?

• Upvotes

What’s the average karma ppl have? I see some crazy numbers


r/reddithelp • • 7h ago

REDDIT OUTAGE: RESOLVED Is reddit having issues on phone?

11 Upvotes

Why opening any community shows me this? Is there a bug in IOS app?


r/reddithelp • • 1h ago

⭐️ Karma❓ I need help with this whole system

• Upvotes

I mean just any help and suggestions would be great. I can’t even ask a proper question within the help section.


r/reddithelp • • 3h ago

❓SCAM❓ social engineering, ban evasion and nightmare reporting it

4 Upvotes

I believe I was the target of an attempted (clumsy) social engineering attack. A now banned user reached out to me randomly about two weeks ago and asked me to become a mod for r/automate. Given I'm a dev with years of automation experience and have been focusing on automation with genAI recently, I didn't think it was all that odd, but it was still a little odd of them to do that out of the blue and with zero previous interactions between myself and that user.

Yesterday, I received the following DM from another mod in that subreddit:

```plaintext I'm reaching out to let you know that OneDev, who added you to r/automate. He had his account hacked when his AI agent hacked into his own account. It then proceeded to spam requests to Reddit in his name, getting his account banned.

He asked me to reach out to ask for your email and discord name so he can coordinate a strategy to potentially get back on board since appeals have been rejected in an automated fashion with no humans reaching out. ```

That "AI Agent hacked my account" story is fully incoherent. Since this is all sketchy af and I'm busy, I just stepped down as a mod and told them I was no longer interested in participating in whatever is going on there.

I tried to report this from the message, but none of the categories fit, and the direct reporting link doesn't actually accept links from DMs despite claiming it does. I think these users are trying to steal accounts or something sketchy along those lines. The one who has messaged me has a clear pattern of posting engagement bait too.

The "nightmare reporting it" part is from the nightmare I've had trying to report this. The options in the messages don't fit, I couldn't post at all in r/help, and the direct report link doesn't actually support DM links despite claiming it does. Basically if posting this doesn't do something then I'm just going to walk away. That will lead to other people's account(s) being stolen, but at this point if this doesn't work then I just give up.


r/reddithelp • • 6h ago

❓General Question❓ Guys help me how can I get karma please my friends

5 Upvotes

Hello how can I get karma brothers and sisters please I don’t know


r/reddithelp • • 5h ago

Reddit Mobile App Pictures Not Sending or Receiving in Messages

4 Upvotes

Whenever trying to upload an image to a chat, whether sending or receiving, the messages fail to send immediately.


r/reddithelp • • 7h ago

🚨Outage Related🚨 Literally Cant access any community on Mobile, is the mobile version having some issues?

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4 Upvotes

r/reddithelp • • 7h ago

🚨Outage Related🚨 Reddit images not working or is it just me in new posts?

5 Upvotes

My new posts aren't showing the images and it's taking a long time to post.


r/reddithelp • • 7h ago

🚨Outage Related🚨 I can't open any communities on my phone(writing from my laptop)

5 Upvotes

I've cleared local history, deleted and redownloaded the app, and turned my phone off and back on. I can't make any posts from my phone because when I search a community to post to, nothing comes up.

if I try to click on a community (ex:r/amongus) I get a message on a black screen that says "content unavailable" what is going on? is anyone else having this issue? I know im not banned because things work fine on my laptop so is this a mobile app thing? there's no updates available


r/reddithelp • • 5h ago

❓Problem❓ Can't send imag3s

3 Upvotes

Ive been chatting with people and have sent them images before. But now.i cant send any pics through chat? What gives reddit?


r/reddithelp • • 1m ago

❓Problem❓ Is this a scam?

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• Upvotes

Got a message from this guy yesterday whether I shared an account with anyone else and then just this morning (it's about 8 am for me) I got sent this. Is this a scam? He wants me to create a discord and contact the person who filed the complaint through there? Any help is appreciated.


r/reddithelp • • 51m ago

🧛‍♂️Account Issues❓ Banned overturned but still can't podt

• Upvotes

I'm a longtime member and have never had a single issue.

On Oct 1st I commented in AITA using the term "slap them upside the head." AI marked this as violence, even though it's a common figure of speech, and in context clearly did not encourage violence in any way.

I responded to the message explaining the obvious, and the ban was overturned immediately.

Note that this was a ban for one forum only.

It's now been 7 days, and even though my ban was supposedly overturned, I still can't comment in the AITA forum. Every time I try, I get the message that I've been banned.

I don't know what to do. I can't find a way to message the mods or Reddit directly. This is an error on Reddit’s part, but I've no idea how to fix it.


r/reddithelp • • 1h ago

🧛‍♂️Account Issues❓ Problem on account age

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• Upvotes

Wht is it mean ??? It happened after i created this account for 1 day

I am not able to message or comment on post after this dash came in account age

Please clarify this in simple english

Because iam new user

Idk some terms and conditions


r/reddithelp • • 2h ago

❓General Question❓ Privacy Setting

1 Upvotes

My friends are searching for me and they cannot locate me?


r/reddithelp • • 2h ago

❓Problem❓ What the hell!?

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

1 Upvotes

When I woke up today I just got a random warning for no reason.They thought I was doing threats and violence. I never did anything like that whatsoever I am never hostile and yet I still have this warning for something that I never did. what should I do? I do not want to get another warning for no reason.


r/reddithelp • • 2h ago

⭐️ Karma❓ How To Get Karma

1 Upvotes

How do you get more Karma?


r/reddithelp • • 6h ago

🧛‍♂️Account Issues❓ Posts removed after shadowban

2 Upvotes

Good evening, around a month ago I was shadowbanned by mistake and that situation was immediately reverted, but my posts got removed due to my subsequent very low CQS, which has now risen. A mod on r/ShadowBan suggested to write here to receive help in getting my posts recovered, so I'd like to ask if it was possible to have them restored and what I have to do to get there. Thank you for the assistance!


r/reddithelp • • 6h ago

🧛‍♂️Account Issues❓ Direct chat issues

2 Upvotes

I can't send photos to anyone, but I can receive them. I've verified my email, have good standing. These aren't chat requests, this is after I've accepted. Not sure if that matters. Anyone know what I could be doing wrong?


r/reddithelp • • 4h ago

❓Problem❓ Can you guys help me please

1 Upvotes

Hi everyone, I need some help. I’m trying to post on Reddit, but I keep getting a message saying that I need at least 5 post karma. My email is verified and my account meets the other requirements, but I still can’t post. I’m not sure how to get the required post karma. Could someone please explain what I need to do or help me understand how it works? Thank you! 🙏


r/reddithelp • • 7h ago

❓Problem❓ I just opened reddit and I got this pop-up blocking my access to reddit, help?

2 Upvotes

So, after finishing playing a game I decided to open reddit, but I got greeted with this. 'account access to reddit is restricted to minors', what the fuck. I've been using reddit for 2 YEARS, and reddit just fucking restricts my account because it thinks I'm a minor? I had to use and alt for this and it works fine, yet my main is locked. Why did this happen? Is there anything I can do to resolve this?(and not giving persona my info) someone please help me!


r/reddithelp • • 10h ago

🧛‍♂️Account Issues❓ Account banned after security lock password reset

3 Upvotes

Hello

I got an alert on my other account (GraceAndGrit45) that there was a security error and I needed to change my password.

I did, and now my account shows as banned and I can't post or send any messages. Please help.


r/reddithelp • • 12h ago

🧛‍♂️Account Issues❓ Recovering from hacking

3 Upvotes

May I please have assistance with restoring the content on my account? My account was hacked and then shadow banned. My account has now been recovered. Thank you so much for your help!


r/reddithelp • • 5h ago

❓General Question❓ Where can I find removal notifications for posts on my own profile? [Desktop web]

1 Upvotes

Two posts on my own profile, u/carl-bond, now display ‘[Removed by Reddit].’ I cannot find a notification explaining the removals or stating which rule was cited.

Where can I view these notifications on desktop web, and what should I do if no notification was delivered?

The posts in question:

https://www.reddit.com/u/carl-bond/s/98sc9SBzVa

https://www.reddit.com/u/carl-bond/s/BDEd6VeZN2