r/worldnews
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/worldnews, 31% of posts and 8% of comments were removed by moderators or Reddit, and about 3% were deleted by their authors. Overall, roughly 20% 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/worldnews
31%of the last 300 posts in r/worldnews were removed by mods or Reddit
- removed by mods81 (27%)
- removed by Reddit / spam filters11 (4%)
- deleted by author18 (6%)
- still up190 (63%)
Comments: 8% of the last 300 were removed. Comment removals do not say who acted, so they are not split further.
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Common words in r/worldnews
Top contributors
- u/City_College_Arch7 (0p / 7c)
- u/captain_banana65 (0p / 5c)
- u/FrostingActual56635 (5p / 0c)
- u/Jolly-Fan90995 (0p / 5c)
- u/steinbruchfluss5 (0p / 5c)
- u/evdog_music4 (0p / 4c)
- u/Jozoz4 (0p / 4c)
- u/Jrofalk4 (4p / 0c)
- u/Kgaset4 (0p / 4c)
- u/pravda_eng_official4 (4p / 0c)
- u/VordovKolnir4 (0p / 4c)
- u/Amstervince3 (0p / 3c)
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Top posts (sampled)
- 6.8kLagging in polls, Netanyahu warns small right-wing parties could hand election to 'fascist' left
- 1.1kNew partnership set to see the UK and Ukraine develop battle winning technology as Britain secures access to Ukraine's Avengers AI Labs
- 827UK, Canada and Australia condemn Israel for refusing criminal probe into aid worker killings in Gaza
- 607World’s oceans hit hottest temperature on record in August
- 472Canada is no U.S. ‘subsidiary,’ Carney says, urging world to take lesson
- 259Trump’s threatened 50 per cent tariff would be 'cataclysmic' to Canada's automotive industry
- 250Britain, France pledge stronger support as Ukraine marks Independence Day
- 195Israel warns of 'forceful' response to kites flown from Gaza
- 160Nvidia worker among 9 charged in Taiwan chip smuggling case
- 87The U.S.-Canada trade fight has not touched oil ... yet
Based on the last 300 posts and 300 comments, not the subreddit's full history. Times are UTC.