Reddit quietly strips profile features that helped users spot bots, merging karma and hiding timestamps to mask mass account creation
Reddit now lets users hide their post and comment history. The change was framed as a privacy upgrade. “Reddit on Tuesday announced a new feature that will offer its users more privacy when it comes to what’s shared on their user profiles.” https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/03/reddit-now-lets-you-hide-content-like-posts-and-comments-from-your-user-profile/ But the rollout timing and feature design suggest something else. The new …