Platform Safety and Authenticity
Modernizing Reddit’s Infrastructure and Moderation Tools

Modernizing Reddit’s Infrastructure and Moderation Tools

8/5/2026

What this post added

This post details the modernization of Reddit's infrastructure and moderation tools. Key technical contributions include the introduction of Rules Hub, which leverages LLMs for more nuanced rule enforcement compared to Automod's keyword matching. It also mentions enhancements to Post & Comment Guidance and Safety Filters. Furthermore, it outlines plans to protect against data scraping and spamming by making changes to Old Reddit and migrating bots/workflows to the modern stack. The post also discusses the ongoing development of Reddit's Developer Platform, including new plugins and APIs, and the $1 Million App Migration Program to support third-party app transitions.

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