A documented database of Reddit communities that have been banned or quarantined, with the date, reason, and a source for each. Search and filter by reason or action; notable cases link to a full write-up.
107 of 107 communities
Action
Reason
Subscribers
Source
r/WhitePeopleTwitter
banned
February 2025
ViolenceTemporary 72-hour ban over prevalence of violent content
≈26,000,000
r/LuigiFever
banned
December 2024
Spam/manipulationCaught by automated spam systems (Mangione-related)
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r/LuigiMangione
banned
December 2024
ViolenceGlorification of violence (fan sub for the UHC CEO killing suspect)
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r/LuigiMangione2
banned
December 2024
Spam/manipulationBan evasion (successor to r/LuigiMangione)
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r/GenZedong
quarantined
March 2022
MisinformationDisinformation about the invasion of Ukraine
—
r/Russia
quarantined
March 2022
MisinformationHigh volume of misinformation after the invasion of Ukraine
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r/SocialJusticeInAction
banned
June 2022
HatePromoting hate (sister sub to r/TumblrInAction)
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r/TumblrInAction
banned
June 2022
HateAnti-'SJW' community banned for promoting hate
≈470,000
r/conspiracy
quarantined
August 2021
MisinformationCOVID/anti-vaccine health misinformation
ViolenceInciting violence ('physical removal' of political opponents)
—
r/PicsOfDeadKids
banned
October 2017
Gore/shockGlorifying violence / shock gore
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r/pol
banned
October 2017
HateGlorifying/inciting violence (extremist)
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r/selfharmpics
banned
October 2017
Gore/shockGlorifying self-harm / shock content
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r/SexWithDogs
banned
October 2017
Illegal/transactionsIllegal/abusive content
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r/pizzagate
banned
November 2016
DoxxingDoxxing during the Pizzagate conspiracy campaign
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r/ApeWrangling
banned
August 2015
HateRacist hate speech (Chimpire satellite)
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r/bestofcoontown
banned
August 2015
HateRacist hate speech (CoonTown satellite)
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r/CandidFashionPolice
banned
2015
HarassmentCovert sexualized photos of women (creepshots successor)
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r/Chicongo
banned
August 2015
HateRacist hate speech (Chimpire satellite)
—
r/CoonTown
banned
August 2015
HateAnti-Black racist hate speech and harassment
≈15,000+
r/CoonTownMeta
banned
August 2015
HateRacist hate speech (CoonTown meta sub)
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r/CoonTownMods
banned
August 2015
HateRacist hate speech (CoonTown moderator hub)
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r/Detoilet
banned
August 2015
HateRacist hate speech (Chimpire satellite)
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r/fatpeoplehate
banned
June 2015
HarassmentTargeted harassment of individuals
≈151,000
r/ferguson
banned
August 2015
HateRacist content exploiting the Ferguson unrest (Chimpire)
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r/GasTheKikes
banned
2015
HateAntisemitic hate speech inciting violence
—
r/GreatApes
banned
August 2015
HateAnti-Black racist hate speech (origin of the 'Chimpire')
—
r/hamplanethatred
banned
June 2015
HarassmentHarassment of overweight people
≈3,071
r/koontown
banned
August 2015
HateRacist hate speech (CoonTown satellite)
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r/neofag
banned
June 2015
HarassmentHarassment of NeoGAF forum members
≈1,239
r/photoplunder
banned
2015
HarassmentSharing nude photos of women without consent
≈44,000
r/rapingwomen
banned
August 2015
ViolenceEncouraging rape / inciting violence against women
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r/shitniggerssay
banned
June 2015
HarassmentRacist harassment
≈219
r/Spacedicks
banned
2015
Gore/shockGrotesque/shock gore imagery
≈100,000+
r/Teenapers
banned
August 2015
HateRacist hate speech (Chimpire satellite)
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r/transfags
banned
June 2015
HarassmentHarassment of transgender people
≈149
r/TrayvonMartin
banned
August 2015
HateRacist content mocking a shooting victim (Chimpire satellite)
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r/WatchNiggersDie
banned
August 2015
HateRacist gore content (CoonTown satellite)
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r/beatingwomen
banned
June 2014
DoxxingGraphic violence against women; moderators doxxing users
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r/TheFappening
banned
September 2014
Sexualization of minorsHosting hacked, non-consensual nude celebrity photos
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r/niggers
banned
June 2013
HateVote manipulation, brigading, racist content
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r/creepshots
banned
October 2012
HarassmentSexualized photos of women taken without consent
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r/jailbait
banned
October 2011
Sexualization of minorsSuggestive/sexualized images of underage girls
≈150,000
r/jailbaitgw
banned
2011
Sexualization of minorsSexualized images of minors
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r/preteen_girls
banned
2011
Sexualization of minorsSexualized images of minors
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Note: this is a curated list of documented cases, not an exhaustive record of every removal. Many communities (e.g. the ~2,000 removed in the June 2020 purge and the 54 quarantined in September 2021) were never individually named by Reddit. Sources are drawn from Reddit Transparency Reports, the Wikipedia "Controversial Reddit communities" article, and contemporaneous reporting.