Reddit rules index · read 2026-09-26
Can you promote on r/mac?
Self-promotion restricted Its rules restrict self-promotion. Posts that promote your own work are likely to be removed.
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The community for everything related to Apple's Mac computers!
What its rules say about promotion
No promotion or advertising
Promotion or advertising is not allowed on r/mac. If your post, comment or username is found to be associated with a brand, product, or service, it will be removed. This rule includes anything you've made (e.g. wallpaper, app, blog post, video), free or paid.
All 7 rules of r/mac
- Be civil
Please be kind to one another. r/mac is not a place for fighting. Insults will not be tolerated. - Follow Reddiquette
Please click the link to read about Reddiquette. https://www.reddithelp.com/en/categories/reddit-101/reddit-basics/reddiquette - No unrelated posts
Posts must be related to r/Mac, which means computers made by Apple. This is not a subreddit for iPhones, iPads, and other Apple products (with exceptions such as Mac displays). Posts unrelated to r/mac will be removed. Pictures of boxes are not related to r/Mac. Boxes for older Mac computers (PowerPC and older) are excluded from this rule. - Flair your posts
Please flair your post appropriately. All posts that are not flaired are subject to removal. - No promotion or advertising
Promotion or advertising is not allowed on r/mac. If your post, comment or username is found to be associated with a brand, product, or service, it will be removed. This rule includes anything you've made (e.g. wallpaper, app, blog post, video), free or paid. - Only post pictures of your Macs on Fridays
Please only post pictures of your computers on Friday. This rule is based on UTC, so [check the day of the week in UTC before posting](https://time.is/UTC). This does not apply to Macs that were made over 10 years ago. - No Generative AI Content
All content must be primarily human-authored. Content may be removed under this rule at the discretion of the moderator team. reddit is not exclusively an English-language platform. You can post in any language. reddit provides in-app language translation, so there is no need to use an LLM to translate or reformat your post or comment.
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