What happened
In late January 2015, Reddit published its first-ever transparency report, summarizing the legal demands it received during 2014 for both content removals and user data. The company disclosed that it had received 55 requests for user information covering 78 accounts and had produced some data in 32 of them, along with 218 content-removal requests, of which it acted on only 68. Reddit emphasized that it required a search warrant based on probable cause before disclosing the content of user communications.
The report aligned Reddit with the broader wave of post-Snowden disclosure practices adopted by major tech companies, and digital-rights advocates praised its detail and its strong stance on warrants. By committing to an annual accounting of government and legal pressure, Reddit took a meaningful step toward formalizing its policies on privacy and law enforcement. The inaugural report also contained a passage stating Reddit had never received a national security letter or FISA order, language that would itself become significant the following year.