r/datascience

How much gets removed or deleted, when it is active, and who posts most

In a sample of the most recent 300 posts and 300 comments in r/datascience, 58% of posts and 5% of comments were removed by moderators or Reddit, and about 1% were deleted by their authors. Overall, roughly 31% of what gets posted here is taken down by someone other than the author.

300 posts · 300 comments sampled (13 Jun 2026 → 26 Aug 2026)

Moderation in r/datascience

58%of the last 300 posts in r/datascience were removed by mods or Reddit

removed by mods151 (50%)
removed by Reddit / spam filters22 (7%)
deleted by author7 (2%)
still up120 (40%)

Comments: 5% of the last 300 were removed. Comment removals do not say who acted, so they are not split further.

When r/datascience is active (UTC)

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Activity over time

Common words in r/datascience

Top contributors

u/AutoModerator27 (11p / 16c)
u/rhiever18 (18p / 0c)
u/Wide-Pop605011 (1p / 10c)
u/No_Ant_50649 (1p / 8c)
u/Independent_Leg_65767 (7p / 0c)
u/avourakis6 (1p / 5c)
u/Fig_Towel_3796 (6p / 0c)
u/camerongreen955 (1p / 4c)
u/datascience-ModTeam5 (0p / 5c)
u/ActuatorActive1124 (0p / 4c)
u/carlitospig4 (0p / 4c)
u/DeliciousCost47394 (0p / 4c)

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