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You’re being harassed or attacked on Reddit

Here is the official process on Reddit, checked on 15 October 2026. Follow the steps in order.

Before you start

  • Note the date of the first publication: that is what counts for time limits, not the day you found it.
  • Take complete screenshots: page address, date, account name, full text.
  • Report the posts to the platform (harassment, hate speech, false information about a person).
  • If it continues or is serious, report it to the police. Helplines for your country are on our Urgent help page.

The steps

  1. Report each specific post, comment or chat message ("…" menu > "Report").
  2. Block the account(s) involved.
  3. In the European Union, for illegal content (e.g. defamation): Reddit’s DSA form.
  4. If it’s weighing on you, reach out to a support line.

You may need to log in to your account. Checked on 15 October 2026.

If it doesn’t work

An official form can go unanswered or be wrongly refused. That’s not the end: there are other doors, heavier but effective — the company hosting the site, the company managing its domain name, the laws of your country, the data protection authority. That’s exactly what we do for you, with your agreement.

  1. Reporting to the platform
  2. A written request to the site owner
  3. The domain name registrar
  4. The hosting company
  5. Search engines
  6. The authority or the courts

Same situation, other platforms

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This information helps you use your rights. It doesn’t replace advice from a lawyer.