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Reddit privacy rating

Discussion site organized into topic communities called subreddits, where posts and comments are ranked by user votes.

United States Five EyesPlatforms: Web · Android · iOS

Summary

Reddit scores 0 out of 100 (grade F) on the social networks criteria. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.

Score 0 out of 100. How scoring works

Criteria

  • No

    Open source Weight 3 of 3

    Is all the source code needed to run the product public?

    Closed source.

  • No

    No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3

    Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?

    The Android app includes AppsFlyer, Crashlytics and Firebase Analytics.

    reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org

  • No

    No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3

    Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?

    Funded by advertising, including ads targeted on user activity.

    business.reddit.com

  • No

    Independent audit Weight 2 of 3

    Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?

    No independent audit is published.

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