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Reddit Privacy Policy

Reddit · April 21, 2026 06:07 UTC vs April 22, 2026 06:05 UTC
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April 21, 2026 06:07 UTC
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CA-V-001897
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April 22, 2026 06:05 UTC
cfa6c4b1c44cd94c3062ba65c10af0cc95abe18b6bbbc33c6572bb5097a98b6c
CA-V-001914
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The detected change involves a modification to a verification page that users encounter when accessing Reddit's privacy policy, not the privacy policy document itself. A cryptographic token used in a JavaScript challenge was updated from one value to another. This is a technical security measure unrelated to privacy policy terms, rights, or data practices, and has no substantive impact on what Reddit's privacy policy states or what protections users have.
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