Reddit rules index · read 2026-10-04
Can you promote on r/teenagers?
Self-promotion restricted Its rules restrict self-promotion. Posts that promote your own work are likely to be removed.
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r/teenagers is the biggest community forum run by teenagers for teenagers. Our subreddit is primarily for discussions and memes that an average teenager would enjoy to discuss about. We do not have any age-restriction in place but do keep in mind this is targeted for users between the ages of 13 to 19. Parents, teachers, and the like are welcomed to participate and ask any questions!
What its rules say about promotion
No Advertising or Crowdfunding
Links to money sharing platforms like cashapp or crowdfunding sites, such as gofundme are not allowed. Trying to sell something or advertise a promotion, like a giveaway, is prohibited. Charity livestreams may be advertised, provided they comply with subreddit rules and have moderator approval beforehand. Please [message the moderators](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%2Fr%2Fteenagers) if you would like to request for approval to link a charity live stream.
What its rules say about AI and bots
AI Usage Is Prohibited
You may not use AI to generate any part of your submission. These posts will be removed for being low effort.
All 14 rules of r/teenagers
- No Personal Attacks
Any content that attacks other users, or could be potentially offensive, is not tolerated. While you may disagree with another user, you may not attack them for it. Correct their facts, discuss it, but keep it civil - r/teenagers is a community in which everyone is welcome. Advocation of Suicide, Violence, Sexual Assault, Terrorism (including similar content), are not allowed and will result in a permanent ban from /r/teenagers. - No Hate Speech
Racism, sexism, ageism, homophobia, transphobia, and other hatred-based commentary will not be tolerated and will result in a permanant ban. Racial and Identity-based slurs are also prohibited, no exceptions. - No Low Effort Content
We will remove zero-content submissions, including greeting or farewell posts, spam, “hot take” posts, and other submissions that won't result in any valuable discussion. Do not make submissions that wouldn't be relevant to the average teenager here. r/teenagers is not your personal blog or a twitter feed, please keep any updates on previous posts contained to that post. - No Images of Profiles, Posts, Comments, or DMs
To prevent targeted witch-hunting and brigading, screenshots displaying usernames (such as in DMs) or subreddits in a negative light will be removed. These may also result in a permanent ban for violating TOS. Screenshots of toxic comment sections often amplify these hateful voices, or “feeds the trolls”, and are thus not allowed. This applies to screenshots of every social media platform, not just Reddit! - AI Usage Is Prohibited
You may not use AI to generate any part of your submission. These posts will be removed for being low effort. - No Advertising or Crowdfunding
Links to money sharing platforms like cashapp or crowdfunding sites, such as gofundme are not allowed. Trying to sell something or advertise a promotion, like a giveaway, is prohibited. Charity livestreams may be advertised, provided they comply with subreddit rules and have moderator approval beforehand. Please [message the moderators](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%2Fr%2Fteenagers) if you would like to request for approval to link a charity live stream. - No Personal Information
You may not post or ask for an email address, phone number, school name, or social media profile (e.g. Facebook profiles, Skype usernames, Snapchats, Instagrams, and Spotify profiles linked with Facebook) Practice proper online safety, refrain from sharing your location or real name on reddit, at most you may share a city-level location and your first name only on r/teenagers. School surveys/studies must also follow these rules. - No Face Reveals, Topless Photos, or "Rate Me" Posts
You are not allowed to post pictures of your face, nor photos of yourself topless. Posts violating this rule will be removed. Outfits and other images are allowed. Appearance validation, or "rate-my-looks" posts are banned to prevent spam, harassment, and unwanted behavior in DMs. - No NSFW Content
No NSFW subreddits or content, no screamers, no gore, no porn. r/teenagers is not the place for these types of things. There are other far more suitable places on the Internet for them. Discussions on topics like sexuality is fine as long as it is treated in a mature fashion. However, sexually implicit or explicit content of minors is not tolerated. You are not allowed to use r/teenagers if you are active on porn subreddits or have a nsfw link on your profile (such as onlyfans) - Political / Current Event Guidelines
Submissions discussing a political topic or a notable current event **must be tagged with the associated flair.** Ensure your title is framed neutrally, biased or low effort titles may lead to a post removal. If your submission references a certain event, **you must link to a verifiable source in the caption or body text.** If the source is paywalled, provide a summary in reply to Automod. - Post Flair Misuse
Please use correct flair. If flair is incorrect, your post risks removal. Unserious comments under serious posts will be removed. - AMAs Require Prior Moderator Approval
Please [message the moderators](/message/compose?to=%2Fr%2Fteenagers) to arrange an AMA. Follow some general guidelines: *i. You must be a person of common interest to our community demographic and have a specific AMA topic. *ii. You must be able to verify yourself and your claims for your topic. If you fit this criteria, shoot us a message with a paragraph or two explaining who you are, why you’d like to host an AMA, and proof of your claims. - Follow Reddit's TOS
Please ensure that you read and follow Reddit's [content policy](https://www.redditinc.com/policies/content-policy) and other [applicable terms](https://www.redditinc.com/policies/all) when using our subreddit. Failure to do so will likely result in a permanent ban and a report to Reddit. - Do Not DM the Mods
Please keep it to [modmail](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%2Fr%2Fteenagers) and reports. We will either tell you to modmail us or just ignore you.
What the written rules don't show
- Unpublished minimums. Many communities remove posts from new or low-karma accounts through AutoModerator settings that are not on the rules page, often before a moderator sees them.
- Reddit's own filters. Reddit's site-wide spam filters can remove posts from accounts that mostly share links to their own site, in any community.
- The community's norms. Many communities see themselves as peers, not an audience: post where you already take part, and make the post worth reading without the link.
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