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I recently posted on a subreddit that has the name of a big company. The post became popular. I could not believe my eyes, when some hours later, the post was

by TekMol 4y ago

I recently posted on a subreddit that has the name of a big company. The post became popular. I could not believe my eyes, when some hours later, the post was edited. I have never seen that before. Mods cannot edit users posts, right? Do some companies have superpowers on their sub, or did they reach out to Reddit to change the post?

yellow_lead 4y ago
On Reddit, supposedly only admins can edit posts. You should name and shame the company/sub
- Someone1234 4y ago
  Unless it is a very recent change, that is always been true and admins don't even typically edit comments/submissions (with one very famous and controversial exception[0]). Mods can apply flair I believe though. [0] https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/5frg1n/tifu_by_editing_some_comments_and_creating_an/ https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/5frg1n/tifu_...
nsilvestri 4y ago
Mods cannot edit posts, only admins. In my experience, however, reddit generally opts to fully remove any posts that break terms of service or guidelines. I've never seen a partial edit of another user's post by an admin with one drama-filled exception.
wsb_mod2 4y ago
There is no mechanism to enable mods to edit user posts. If what you're saying is correct, it would be quite the controversy. Use https://camas.unddit.com/ https://camas.unddit.com/ to look at the original version of your post, or share it here. You can also hover over the timestamp on old.reddit.com to show the last edit date.
colordrops 4y ago
The admins have done it and even admitted to it. Reddit is a for-profit corporation and has no obligation to maintain integrity unfortunately. They are beholden to shareholders and will do what their large customers ask.
- colinmhayes 4y ago
  Admins admitted to it once and it created enough controversy that they just fully delete stuff now.
nullc 4y ago
You should also check the login history for your account-- it may not be impossible that your account is compromised.
mike_d 4y ago
If your post was edited, you should change your password and enable two factor authentication. Editing posts is not something mods can do. Admins (Reddit employees) are able to do this, but it is an extremely serious action that raises red flags. If your post was edited to say "[Removed]" or "[Removed by Reddit]" that is a deletion, not an edit. [Disclaimer: used to work for Reddit]

by TekMol 4y ago

yellow_lead 4y ago

On Reddit, supposedly only admins can edit posts. You should name and shame the company/sub

Someone1234 4y ago
Unless it is a very recent change, that is always been true and admins don't even typically edit comments/submissions (with one very famous and controversial exception[0]). Mods can apply flair I believe though. [0] https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/5frg1n/tifu_by_editing_some_comments_and_creating_an/ https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/5frg1n/tifu_...

nsilvestri 4y ago

Mods cannot edit posts, only admins. In my experience, however, reddit generally opts to fully remove any posts that break terms of service or guidelines. I've never seen a partial edit of another user's post by an admin with one drama-filled exception.

wsb_mod2 4y ago

There is no mechanism to enable mods to edit user posts. If what you're saying is correct, it would be quite the controversy. Use https://camas.unddit.com/ https://camas.unddit.com/ to look at the original version of your post, or share it here. You can also hover over the timestamp on old.reddit.com to show the last edit date.

colordrops 4y ago

The admins have done it and even admitted to it. Reddit is a for-profit corporation and has no obligation to maintain integrity unfortunately. They are beholden to shareholders and will do what their large customers ask.

colinmhayes 4y ago
Admins admitted to it once and it created enough controversy that they just fully delete stuff now.

nullc 4y ago

You should also check the login history for your account-- it may not be impossible that your account is compromised.

mike_d 4y ago

If your post was edited, you should change your password and enable two factor authentication. Editing posts is not something mods can do. Admins (Reddit employees) are able to do this, but it is an extremely serious action that raises red flags. If your post was edited to say "[Removed]" or "[Removed by Reddit]" that is a deletion, not an edit. [Disclaimer: used to work for Reddit]