r/news
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/news, 63% of posts and 28% of comments were removed by moderators or Reddit, and about 4% were deleted by their authors. Overall, roughly 46% of what gets posted here is taken down by someone other than the author.
300 posts · 300 comments sampled (24 Aug 2026 → 26 Aug 2026)
Moderation in r/news
- removed by mods123 (41%)
- removed by Reddit / spam filters67 (22%)
- deleted by author20 (7%)
- still up90 (30%)
Comments: 28% of the last 300 were removed, and 1% deleted by their authors. Comment removals do not say who acted, so they are not split further.
When r/news is active (UTC)
Common words in r/news
Top contributors
- u/MammothUnique414710 (0p / 10c)
- u/HatayliAtesliKayra317 (7p / 0c)
- u/AudibleNod5 (5p / 0c)
- u/bugabooandtwo5 (0p / 5c)
- u/igetproteinfartsHELP5 (5p / 0c)
- u/JackThaBongRipper4 (4p / 0c)
- u/Ok_Instance76674 (0p / 4c)
- u/RichieChinonyerem4 (4p / 0c)
- u/Warcraft_Fan4 (4p / 0c)
- u/Whateva_Tickles_4 (0p / 4c)
- u/20_mile3 (3p / 0c)
- u/DeathWorship3 (0p / 3c)
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Top posts (sampled)
- 14.3k8-year-old dies from rare brain-eating amoeba likely contracted while swimming in Louisiana lake
- 7.8kFrustration builds in US city struggling without power for 12 days
- 6.3kSan Francisco 49ers owner Jed York arrested for ‘engaging in prostitution’ and later charged with disorderly conduct
- 6.1kMilitary facilities are $285 billion behind in maintenance and repairs, watchdog says
- 6kPopular erectile dysfunction drug linked to eye disease that can cause irreversible vision loss
- 3.6kKaren Solomon, wanted in connection with the death of her officer husband, believed to be found dead in woods, police say
- 2.3kUK, Canada and Australia condemn Israel for refusing criminal probe into aid worker killings in Gaza
- 2.1kChina media hails Canada’s ‘Chinese-style’ tariff retaliation
- 1.5k11 cruise ship workers arrested in Boston over alleged child sex abuse materials in ‘Operation Tidal Wave’
- 1.4kMeasles outbreak declared in 3 Maryland counties after officials confirm 14 new cases
Based on the last 300 posts and 300 comments, not the subreddit's full history. Times are UTC.