Reddit blocks 23 million spam views daily with AI

Reddit is using AI to fight spam on its platform. The social forum combines advanced AI with existing automated tools to keep the community authentic. Reddit says it has been monitoring risky accounts since the beginning and uses large language models to catch hidden fake behaviors and hype patterns. All suspicious automated accounts must prove they are real people.

With its upgraded automated system, Reddit blocks 23 million spam views every day, catches 25,000 new spam posts or comments, and removes nearly 2 million invalid votes. This has reduced user exposure to spam by 20% and lowered overall spam account contact by 10% to 15%.

Reddit has also strengthened control over hate and violent content using automation. The average time from detection to action is now under 5 seconds, and enforcement has increased by over 200%. This has cut exposure to harmful content by more than 40% and reduced false positives by over 40%.