- Date
- 2020-01-09
- Type
- content policy
- Affected areas
- Impersonation; election integrity; deepfakes
What changed
In January 2020, ahead of the US election, Reddit added a content-policy rule prohibiting impersonation of an individual or entity in a misleading or deceptive manner. The rule expanded a prior deepfake ban and covered fake politicians, forged official or election communications, and deceptive domains, while exempting satire and parody.