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{{proper name|r/Braincels}} subsequently became the most popular subreddit for incels, gaining 16,900 followers by April 2018. After the [[2018 Toronto van attack]], posts appeared on this subreddit praising the actions of Alek Minassian, the alleged perpetrator. Later, the subreddit's leaders disavowed the attack and deleted some of the posts that praised Minassian.<ref name="Lamoureaux, Mack">{{cite magazine |author=Lamoureaux, Mack |date=April 24, 2018 |title=A Brief History of 'Incel,' the Misogynistic Group Allegedly Cited By Toronto Van Attacker |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/a-brief-history-of-incel-the-misogynistic-group-allegedly-cited-by-toronto-van-attacker/ |url-status= |magazine=Vice |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123112042/https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/pax9kz/a-brief-history-of-incel-the-misogynistic-group-allegedly-cited-by-toronto-van-attacker |archive-date=November 23, 2018}}</ref> r/Braincels was banned in September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robertson |first=Adi |date=2019-09-30 |title=Reddit has broadened its anti-harassment rules and banned a major incel forum |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/30/20891920/reddit-harassment-bullying-threats-new-policy-change-rules-subreddits |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref>
 
=== IsElonDeadYet ===
r/IsElonDeadYet was permanently banned for promotion of tracking the death of Elon Musk<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-05 |title=Reddit community banned as user spat with Musk intensifies |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czrlep5xpmzo |access-date=2025-08-18 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> and several forms of death threats<ref>{{Cite web |last=Practices |first=Best |title=Social Media Policies: Mis/Disinformation, Threats, and Harassment |url=https://statesunited.org/resources/social-media-policies/ |access-date=2025-08-18 |website=States United Democracy Center |language=en}}</ref>, which violated Reddit's rules on inciting violence.
 
=== {{anchor|r/jailbait}} Jailbait ===
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Following this "publicity disaster", a similar subreddit called {{proper name|r/workreform}} was formed around similar ideas and content as {{proper name|r/antiwork}}.
 
=== AgainstHateSubreddits ===
A subreddit for brigading and taking down subreddits they deem hateful<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rothschild |first=Mike |date=2019-08-15 |title=How one subreddit is fighting hate on its own platform |url=https://www.dailydot.com/debug/against-hate-subreddits-reddit/ |access-date=2025-08-17 |website=The Daily Dot |language=en-US}}</ref>, the subreddit has been plagued by controversy for its attack on right-wing subreddits with one [[whistleblower]] alleging one tactic to get certain subreddits banned included admin sanctioned mass spamming of [[Child pornography|Child Pornography]]<ref>{{Citation |title=Against Hate Subreddits Whistleblower ( Reupload) |url=http://archive.org/details/against-hate-subreddits-whistleblower-reupload |access-date=2025-08-17}}</ref> on targeted subreddits.
 
=== aznidentity and AsianMasculinity ===
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On August 17, 2022, Reddit banned {{proper name|r/PiratedGames}}, which focused specifically on [[Online piracy|pirated video games]] and was among the largest piracy-related subreddits with over 300,000 subscribers. Though the subreddit explicitly prohibited sharing pirated content, it was banned for excessive DMCA claims. Following an appeal from the moderators, it was restored the next day.<ref name="TorrentFreak">{{cite news |last=Van der Sar |first=Ernesto |date=18 August 2022 |title=Reddit Bans '/r/PiratedGames' for Excessive Copyright Claims (Updated) |url=https://torrentfreak.com/reddit-bans-r-piratedgames-for-excessive-copyright-claims-220818/ |access-date=23 August 2022 |work=TorrentFreak}}</ref> In several articles, ''[[TorrentFreak]]'' said the ban was part of Reddit's increasing crackdown on copyright infringement, noting that the year prior around 2,625 subreddits had been banned for similar reasons, and that DMCA takedowns on Reddit had increased by over 15,000% in the past five years.<ref name="TorrentFreak"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Maxwell |first=Andy |date=23 February 2022 |title=Reddit Banned 2,625 Subreddits For Excessive Copyright Infringement in 2021 |url=https://torrentfreak.com/reddit-banned-2625-subreddits-for-excessive-copyright-infringement-in-2021-220223/ |access-date=23 August 2022 |work=TorrentFreak}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Van der Sar |first=Ernesto |date=21 August 2022 |title=Reddit's DMCA Removals Surged 15,000% in Five Years |url=https://torrentfreak.com/reddits-dmca-removals-surged-15000-in-five-years-220821/ |access-date=23 August 2022 |work=TorrentFreak}}</ref>
 
=== Portugueses ===
 
The subreddit {{proper name|r/Portugueses}} is often home to [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[Nationalism|nationalist]] and [[Nativism (politics)|nativist]] rhetoric. It also contains racism, homophobia, sexism, and other Reddit policy violations. Moderators from other subreddits have received threats after removing or reporting policy violations like hate speech in {{proper name|r/Portugueses}}.<ref name =time2022/>
 
=== Russia ===