https://www.reddit.com/r/TheoryOfReddit/comments/1ig84kp/how_many_subs_censor_swearing/
created by gogybo on 02/02/2025 at 21:24 UTC
8 upvotes, 7 top-level comments (showing 7)
I made a comment earlier today on /r/harrypotter imagining if the books had been written by an Australian:
"G'day cunt, how are ya" said Dumbledore calmly
but a few hours later, concerned that my sparkling wit hadn't recieved a single solitary upvote, I logged into a different account and was surprised to find that my comment was nowhere to be seen. I can only guess that the swearing got it caught in an Automod filter since I've had comments go through perfectly fine on that sub in the past.
Is this a common thing now on Reddit? I had always been one of those annoying types who say something like "you can swear on the internet you know!!" to people who self-censor, but now I'm starting to think they were right to do so. Are we going to end up like TikTok where every other word ends up with an as*risk in the middle of it?
Comment by DharmaPolice at 02/02/2025 at 21:58 UTC
21 upvotes, 1 direct replies
It's possible cunt is treated differently but swearing in general is allowed almost everywhere.
Words like "retard" are more likely to be censored (or censured).
Comment by jimjimmyjimjimjim at 02/02/2025 at 21:39 UTC
10 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Not this fucking sub!
Comment by BrightLuchr at 02/02/2025 at 22:18 UTC
11 upvotes, 2 direct replies
It's too common and it feels foolish. Here's one sample of many.
This is from a **technology sub**. This is bullshit. Reddit is a site for adults and if you somehow let your 5 year old on Reddit, and your 5 year old somehow doesn't know the word "bullshit" that is your problem, not mine. It reveals incredible differences and hypocrisies around social norms we have across the English world.
Comment by Wonderful-Pilot-2423 at 03/02/2025 at 03:23 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
It's certainly common for subreddits to have their own automod filter which more often than not catches dumb stuff. In this case I can see why they'd have it programmed to remove the c-word though.
Comment by Pamasich at 03/02/2025 at 14:20 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
On Reddit, random people can choose to be moderators with barely any oversight from Reddit. So while it is possible to have amazing dedicated mods, it's also possible to have dicks, powertripping ones, or other unsavory types of mods. So whether swearing is allowed is absolutely something that differs from subreddit to subreddit.
**Rule #1: Don't be a jerk**
This includes but is not limited to trolling, bashing or trashing others' opinions, hate speech, **derogatory slurs**, and personal attacks. Defending any bigotry including homophobia, racism and transphobia is a permaban, as is complaining about diversity.
I think a mod took issue with your use of "cunt", interpreting it as a derogatory slur. Checking dictionaries, it does seem to have a highly degrading meaning against women in North America.
But the mod should definitely tell you that. This is actually what makes me think it wasn't automod like someone else suggested. Automod in my experience always leaves a comment explaining the removal by mentioning which rule you broke.
Comment by Vinylmaster3000 at 03/02/2025 at 07:07 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I know the muslim subs censor swears but that's a given lol, don't know about other religious subs though
Comment by PruneSolid2816 at 07/02/2025 at 19:41 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Bollocks