Reddit on Tuesday announced<\/a> a new feature that will offer its users more privacy when it comes to what\u2019s shared on their user profiles.<\/p>\n The company says it\u2019s rolling out an update that will introduce a \u201cContent and Activity\u201d setting that allows users to decide which content from the subreddits they participate in will appear on their profiles. This includes both their posting and commenting history. <\/p>\n By default, all posts and comments will remain visible, as before. However, the new setting allows users to hide all their public posts and comments, including those made directly on their profiles.<\/p>\n Alternately, users can decide to selectively display posts and comments from specific communities on their profile, while keeping others hidden. <\/p>\n The setting is available under a new \u201cCurate your profile\u201d section, where users can control their content\u2019s visibility. An option to toggle on or off NSFW content and activity is also available, as is a Followers toggle to show or hide follower count. <\/p>\n The update adds a layer of privacy to Reddit that wasn\u2019t available before.<\/p>\n Previously, many Reddit users created \u201cthrowaway\u201d accounts when they wanted to ask more personal questions. But as Reddit morphs into more of an ad-focused tech company<\/a> post-IPO<\/a>, it likely prefers that user data \u2014 like engagement and interests \u2014 remains associated with a single user profile for better ad targeting.<\/p>\n The feature\u2019s addition could also encourage users to participate more on the site, as they\u2019ll now know that they can somewhat obscure their activity from public view. <\/p>\n For example, users may want to chime in or ask questions about a topic of a more sensitive nature, like relationship or dating advice, or a health issue they\u2019re facing. Before, they may have chosen to just read through others\u2019 posts but not engage directly in order to keep the information from displaying on their own user profiles.<\/p>\n Reddit says that the option to hide or display posts and comments is available only on a per-community basis, not at the individual post or comment level. That makes the settings easier to manage, even if it means you can\u2019t pick and choose which specific comments and posts show up and which don\u2019t. <\/p>\n Still, users should know that the curation option doesn\u2019t mean they have true privacy. Their username will still appear next to their posts and comments in the communities themselves. Plus, some moderators will still have access to a user\u2019s public post and comment history for 28 days, regardless of the user\u2019s content visibility settings, Reddit says. <\/p>\n This access is helpful to moderators who may need to review a user\u2019s history when they post or comment, as well as when they send \u201cmodmail,\u201d like join requests, or requests to join a restricted community.<\/p>\n Profile owners will also be able to temporarily see a user\u2019s full post and comment history if another user comments directly on their profile post, the company notes.<\/p>\n Alongside this change, Reddit introduced updated personal activity summaries, which provide an overview of a user\u2019s activity, including their Karma count, total contributions, account age, and active communities. The latter will be based on their Content and activity settings. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Content_and_Activity_Selection.gif?w=680\")
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