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Documented litigation involving Reddit — defamation, Section 230, securities, IP and AI-scraping, NCII, employment and more. Each case lists the court, parties, claim type, and outcome, and links to a full write-up where one exists.
33 of 33 cases
| Claim | Status | Court | Source | ||
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| Babbini v. Reddit, Inc.Paul Babbini (putative class) v. Reddit, Inc. | privacy | pending | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 2026 | |
| Cycurion, Inc. v. Michael S. Emo (formerly John Doe 1 and John Doe 2)Plaintiffs: Cycurion, Inc. and CEO Kevin Kelly. Defendant: Michael S. Emo of Madera, California, previously sued as anonymous John Doe 1 and John Doe 2. | defamation | pendingCycurion amended its complaint on April 7, 2026 to name Michael S. Emo as the individual it alleges operated the pseudonymous accounts E1111 on Stocktwits and em2391 on Reddit, after using court-ordered subpoenas and forensic correlation to unmask him. Litigation remains ongoing. | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | 2026 | |
| In re DMCA Subpoena to Reddit, Inc. (Shafiei)Alireza Shafiei (petitioner) seeking to unmask Reddit user u/tiktoktruthseeker; Reddit, Inc. (subpoena recipient) | ip-scraping | judgmentMotion to compel denied; subpoena effectively quashed — the user's post held to be transformative, non-commercial fair use, so no §512(h) subpoena could issue. | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 2026 | |
| In re Grand Jury Subpoena to Reddit, Inc. (anonymous ICE critic)U.S. Department of Justice / ICE v. Reddit, Inc.; anonymous Reddit user J. Doe (Tired_Thumb), an Oregon resident represented by the Civil Liberties Defense Center | privacy | pending | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (federal grand jury); related challenge in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California | 2026 | |
| In re Subpoenas to Reddit, Inc. and Discord, Inc. (Ted Entertainment copyright suit; r/h3snark moderator Doe defendants)Underlying plaintiff: Ted Entertainment, Inc. (Ethan Klein's company). Targets: anonymous moderators of r/h3snark and an associated Discord server (John Doe defendants). Subpoena recipients: Reddit, Inc. and Discord, Inc. | ip-scraping | appealA judge permitted Ted Entertainment to serve subpoenas on Reddit and Discord on July 31, 2025. The Doe moderators moved to quash on September 22, 2025; the motion was denied on April 29, 2026, and the Doe defendants reportedly filed a notice of appeal to the Ninth Circuit. | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California | 2026 | |
| Nelson v. Reddit, Inc.Plaintiff Nelson (putative class of California website visitors) v. Reddit, Inc. | privacy | pendingReddit's motion to dismiss denied on Feb. 17-18, 2026; the court held the LiveRamp tracker plausibly qualifies as a pen register under CIPA Section 638.51, allowing the class action to proceed into discovery. | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California | 2026 | |
| Reddit c.s. v. Autoriteit PersoonsgegevensReddit, Inc. and affiliates (incl. Reddit Netherlands B.V.) v. Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (Dutch DPA) | privacy | judgmentAll of Reddit's claims rejected; Reddit ordered to pay costs. The underlying AP GDPR investigation into Reddit's AI-data licensing continues; Reddit may pursue administrative-law remedies. | Rechtbank Den Haag (District Court of The Hague), kort geding | 2026 | |
| Home Grown Kiwi (Cozens and Eales) v. RedditTayte Cozens and Nadine Eales, owners of Home Grown Kiwi (hydroponics retailer), applicants v. Reddit, Inc., respondent | privacy | pending | Palmerston North District Court, New Zealand | 2025 | |
| In re Ex Parte Application of Leroy BressingtonLeroy Bressington, p/k/a Royel Maddell (applicant, guitarist of Royel Otis), seeking discovery from Reddit, Inc. | defamation | dismissedApplication denied. On December 24, 2025, Judge William Alsup denied the ex parte application under 28 U.S.C. 1782(a), calling it overreaching and overburdensome. | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California | 2025 | |
| King v. HuffmanJason King (derivatively on behalf of Reddit, Inc.) v. Steve Huffman, Drew Vollero, Jen Wong and the Reddit board (Reddit, Inc. as nominal defendant) | securities | pending | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 2025 | |
| Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Norwich order application to identify an anonymous Reddit userOttawa-Carleton District School Board (applicant) v. Reddit, Inc. (third party) re: an anonymous Reddit user (John Doe) | defamation | pending | Ontario Superior Court of Justice | 2025 | |
| Reddit, Inc. v. Anthropic PBCPlaintiff: Reddit, Inc. Defendant: Anthropic PBC | ip-scraping | pendingOn March 30, 2026 the N.D. Cal. granted Reddit's motion to remand, holding the Copyright Act did not preempt Reddit's state-law claims, returning the case to San Francisco Superior Court, where it remains pending. No judgment on the merits or settlement reported. | Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco (removed to N.D. Cal., then remanded) | 2025 | |
| Reddit, Inc. v Commonwealth of Australia & Minister for CommunicationsReddit, Inc. (plaintiff) v. Commonwealth of Australia & Minister for Communications (defendants) | other | pending | High Court of Australia, Sydney Registry | 2025 | |
| Reddit, Inc. v. SerpApi, LLC, et al. (Reddit, Inc. v. Perplexity AI, Inc.)Plaintiff: Reddit, Inc. Defendants: Perplexity AI, Inc.; SerpApi, LLC (Texas); Oxylabs UAB (Lithuania); AWMProxy (described by Reddit as a former botnet). | ip-scraping | pending | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York | 2025 | |
| Rogozinski v. Reddit, Inc.Jaime Rogozinski (founder of the r/WallStreetBets subreddit) v. Reddit, Inc. | ip-scraping | dismissedDistrict court dismissed the trademark and related claims with prejudice (dismissal order January 12, 2024); the Ninth Circuit affirmed by memorandum opinion on June 11, 2025. | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 2025 | |
| Tamraz v. Reddit, Inc.Anthony Joseph Tamraz, Jr. v. Reddit, Inc., Steven Huffman (CEO), Andrew Vollero (CFO), and Jennifer Wong (COO) | securities | pendingNo judgment entered; the case remains in pretrial litigation. | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California | 2025 | |
| Tufano v. Reddit, Inc.Frank Tufano (pro se) v. Reddit, Inc. | defamation | pending | U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania | 2025 | |
| Zhluktsionak v. Reddit, Inc.Uladzuslau Zhluktsionak v. Reddit, Inc. | employment | pending | San Francisco County Superior Court; removed to U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 2025 | |
| Adams v. GulleySarrita Adams (plaintiff) v. Amy Gulley (defendant) | other | dismissedTemporary restraining order (a prior restraint) dissolved after 115 days; on September 30, 2024 the court granted Gulley's motion to quash for lack of personal jurisdiction over Gulley, a Pennsylvania resident, and the order was vacated by October 11, 2024. | Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco | 2024 | |
| Amerson v. Reddit, Inc.Maya Amerson (on behalf of a class of California employees, including a content-moderator subclass) v. Reddit, Inc. | employment | settledClass settlement of $525,000 reported in 2024; about 120 employees employed December 2018-March 2024 to receive roughly $2,100 each after deductions, with an additional payment to a content-moderator subclass. | Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco | 2024 | |
| In re January 2021 Short Squeeze Trading Litigation (Antitrust Tranche)Angel Guzman and other retail investors v. Robinhood Markets, Inc., Robinhood Financial LLC, Robinhood Securities, LLC, and Citadel Securities | antitrust | dismissedDistrict court (Chief Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga) dismissed the antitrust conspiracy claims; the Eleventh Circuit affirmed on June 26, 2024, holding plaintiffs failed to plausibly allege an unreasonable restraint of trade or anticompetitive effects in the pleaded markets. | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (MDL); U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2024 | |
| In re January 2021 Short Squeeze Trading Litigation (Federal Securities Tranche)Retail-investor plaintiffs v. Robinhood Markets, Inc. and affiliated Robinhood entities | securities | settledA May 2024 settlement resolved the individual federal securities claims of 12 plaintiffs in the Securities Tranche; the court retained jurisdiction to enforce the agreement, with a dismissal/enforcement order signed December 2, 2024, and ordered remaining plaintiffs to arbitrate. | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (MDL) | 2024 | |
| In re Subpoena to Reddit, Inc. (Frontier piracy commenters)Movants: film companies including Voltage Holdings, LLC and Screen Media Ventures, LLC, plaintiffs in the underlying suit against Frontier. Non-party respondent: Reddit, Inc. | ip-scraping | dismissedMotion to compel denied; Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson held the First Amendment protected the anonymous users and that the producers could obtain needed evidence (including IP addresses) from Frontier rather than by unmasking the Reddit commenters (2024 WL 477519). A Ninth Circuit appeal was later filed but became moot after the underlying Frontier case settled. | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California | 2024 | |
| Radev v. GillMartin Radev (on behalf of a proposed class) v. Keith Patrick Gill (a/k/a Roaring Kitty) | securities | dismissedVoluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff without prejudice on July 1, 2024, three days after filing. | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York | 2024 | |
| In re Subpoena to Reddit, Inc. (Grande piracy commenters)Movants: roughly twenty motion-picture producers (styled After II Movie, LLC, et al.), plaintiffs in the underlying suit against Grande. Non-party respondent: Reddit, Inc. | ip-scraping | dismissedMotion to compel denied and subpoena quashed; Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler held the First Amendment barred the discovery, finding the producers failed to demonstrate a compelling need outweighing the Reddit users' right to anonymous speech (2023 WL 4849434). | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (San Francisco Division) | 2023 | |
| In re Subpoena to Reddit, Inc. (RCN piracy commenters)Movants: fifteen film production companies (Bodyguard Productions, Millennium Funding, Voltage Holdings, et al.), plaintiffs in the underlying D.N.J. suit against RCN. Non-party respondent: Reddit, Inc. | ip-scraping | dismissedMotion to compel denied and subpoena quashed; Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler held the First Amendment barred the discovery because the producers failed to show the requested identities were directly and materially relevant or unavailable from other sources such as RCN itself. | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (San Francisco Division) | 2023 | |
| Cox v. Reddit, Inc.A banned r/StarTrek user vs. Reddit, Inc. | other | filed | Justice Court, Denton County, Texas | 2022 | |
| Doe v. Reddit, Inc.Jane and John Doe plaintiffs (CSAM/NCII survivors), on behalf of a putative class, vs. Reddit, Inc. | section230 | dismissedDistrict court dismissed with prejudice (Oct. 28, 2021) on Section 230 grounds; the Ninth Circuit affirmed Oct. 24, 2022, holding FOSTA's sex-trafficking exception to Section 230 requires plausibly alleging the website's own conduct violated 18 U.S.C. 1591; the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari May 30, 2023. | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (on appeal from C.D. Cal.) | 2022 | |
| Iovin v. GillChristian Iovin (individually and on behalf of a proposed class) v. Keith Patrick Gill (a/k/a Roaring Kitty) | securities | filed | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts | 2021 | |
| SEC Staff Report on Equity and Options Market Structure Conditions in Early 2021U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff (issuing body); subjects include GameStop and other meme stocks, retail brokers, and market makers | other | dismissedReport published; no enforcement action mandated. The staff identified issues for further review (trading restrictions and clearing, digital engagement practices, payment for order flow, dark pools and wholesalers, short-sale reporting). | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (staff report) | 2021 | |
| In re DMCA Section 512(h) Subpoena to Reddit, Inc.Subpoena issuer: Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. Anonymous Reddit poster: John Doe (Darkspilver, represented by EFF). Recipient: Reddit, Inc. | ip-scraping | dismissedSubpoena quashed. A magistrate judge initially granted the motion to quash in part (May 17, 2019), allowing limited attorney's-eyes-only disclosure; on objections, the district judge fully quashed the subpoena on March 2, 2020, holding the posts were fair use and non-infringing, leaving no DMCA basis to compel disclosure. | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 2020 | |
| In re DMCA Subpoena to Reddit, Inc. (Activision / Warzone leak)Activision Publishing, Inc. (copyright owner) seeking to unmask Reddit user u/Assyrian2410; Reddit, Inc. (subpoena recipient) | ip-scraping | filedReported at the filing stage; no written opinion or compliance/quashal outcome could be confirmed from resolving sources. | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 2020 | |
| Neibich v. Reddit, Inc.Joseph Neibich (screenwriting-contest operator) vs. Reddit, Inc., an r/Screenwriting moderator, and 50+ unnamed Reddit users (Does) | defamation | dismissedThe moderator defendant was dismissed roughly two months after filing (Order of Dismissal dated May 12, 2020), per Reddit's Supreme Court amicus brief, citing Section 230 protection for moderation and curation activity. | Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles | 2020 |