Reddit Thread takedown for defamation?

washington2010

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Post is basically making false claims, does reddit pay any attention to when you ask them to take something down for defamation?
 
If it's related to a person or a brand, then you can report it. If it's about things in public domain, then reddit usually won't take any action.
 
Post is basically making false claims, does reddit pay any attention to when you ask them to take something down for defamation?
Reddit usually won’t remove a post just for being untrue, they’ll only act if it clearly breaks their rules, like harassment, personal info, or spam. If you ask for a takedown, you need to show how it violates one of those rules
 
I think you can report it, but if they see it’s not breaking Reddit rules, they’ll just disregard it.
 
Reddit ignores most of the reports unless the post is breaking their own ToS. I've seen some services in the past that offered removal of a reddit thread, maybe you can try that.
 
I’ve only seen posts removed when lawyers got involved.
 
Reddit usually won’t remove posts just for being negative or false.
They act if it clearly violates policies like harassment, threats, or illegal content.
For defamation, you’d typically need to pursue legal action, not just report it.
 
I've seen relentless defamation of businesses and the posts stayed up.
Try sending a legal notice if they don't budge.
 
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