Reddit Banned 709 Subreddits for Repeat Copyright Violations in 2025H1
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- #Transparency
- Reddit celebrated its 20th anniversary, growing from a hobby site to a billion-dollar company.
- Reddit's transparency report shows a shift in handling copyright infringement, now considering hyperlinks as potential violations.
- In the first half of 2025, Reddit received 58,920 copyright takedown notices, a 5% increase from the previous year.
- Despite more notices, Reddit removed 31% less content, partly due to fewer infringing links.
- Fair use rejections of takedown requests increased by over 1000%, highlighting a focus on protecting commentary and criticism.
- Reddit banned 709 subreddits for repeat copyright violations in H1 2025, more than double the previous year.
- User account bans for copyright infringement rose modestly to 837 in H1 2025.
- Copyright-related bans are a small fraction compared to removals for spam, violent content, and harassment.
- Reddit removed over 158 million pieces of content in H1 2025, with 2 billion new posts and comments added.