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Best time to post in r/FacebookAds
The best and worst hours to post, the rules that get posts removed, and a check of your draft against both.
Posts in r/FacebookAds are most often removed for self-promotion issues. It is a public subreddit that does not allow link posts and does not require post flair. In our latest sample of 600 recent posts, an estimated 99% were still up about a day later.
This community is a place to discuss best practices and strategies involved in running successful Facebook and Instagram ad campaigns.
The best and worst hours to post in r/FacebookAds
In our sample of 800 recent and top r/FacebookAds posts, activity and scores peak around Saturday 3pm UTC (10 posts in that hour), and are weakest around Tuesday 7pm UTC. Based on posts sampled through Oct 21, 2026. Times in this sentence are UTC; the grid below converts to your local timezone. Timing helps a clean post get seen. It does not save a post that breaks a rule.
- Window 1
Sat around 3pm
avg score 13.5 · 10 posts sampled
- Window 2
Tue around 2pm
avg score 9.9 · 17 posts sampled
- Window 3
Tue around 6pm
avg score 10.7 · 10 posts sampled
Your timezone: UTC (GMT+0). Darker cells mean more posts in our sample.
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Estimated survival rate
99%
of 600 recent r/FacebookAds posts we sampled were still publicly visible about a day later.
How this is measured
Estimate. We sample recent public posts and check again about 18 hours later to count how many are still publicly visible. Posts removed at the moment of submission never become publicly visible at all, so the true removal rate is at least this high. Last sampled Oct 22, 2026.
r/FacebookAds rules: what actually gets removed
Each rule below is paired with the way it is most likely enforced. Where the rules state a number, we quote it. Where they do not, we say so instead of guessing.
1.No Promotional Posts
Enforcement variesMajority of links to courses, services, or any other promotional content are NOT ALLOWED. We allow SOME promotional content if you are bringing a TON OF VALUE to the community, just posting a link to your service IS ABSOLUTELY NOT ALLOWED. If you are in doubt please reach out to the moderator team and ask for approval before posting. Anything found to be promotial content without providing VALUE will result in the post being removed and you being permanently banned.
2.Stay On Topic
Enforcement variesThis is not the sub to air your greivance about the consumer facebook platform. All posts/comments should be related to ADVERTISING ON META (facebook ads, instagram ads, etc.
3.Job Posting
Enforcement variesIf you are hiring someone, please post your job in the weekly job board thread (posted every monday). Please ensure to follow the rules for the job positng.
4.Be Nice
Enforcement variesPlease try to keep conversation professional and civil. This subreddit is meant to be a learning tool for all of us. If you disagree with someone, that’s totally okay, but don’t resort to name calling or harassment.
r/FacebookAds does not publish karma or account-age minimums in its rules. Subreddits often enforce unpublished filters on top of what they write down, which is why posts from new accounts can vanish without a message here.
Can you self-promote in r/FacebookAds?
Mostly no. r/FacebookAds restricts self-promotion and only allows the narrow exception its rule spells out. The sub's own wording: "Majority of links to courses, services, or any other promotional content are NOT ALLOWED". Anything outside that exception, like a standalone launch or product post, gets removed.
r/FacebookAds by the numbers
- Members
- 274K
- Active right now
- Not public
- Posts / day
- 51
- 484 comments / day
- Community age
- 13 years
- since Oct 4, 2013
| Median title length | Posts with a link | Posts with flair | Dominant format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 characters | 0% | 100% | text posts |
What gets removed in r/FacebookAds
Self-promotion
r/FacebookAds restricts self-promo to the narrow exception its rule allows. Standalone product links and launch posts are removed.
Low karma or a new account
r/FacebookAds publishes no karma or age minimum, but unpublished account filters are common at this size. New accounts should comment before posting.
Reddit's sitewide spam filter
A separate layer before the subreddit ever sees your post. New accounts posting links, URL shorteners, and repeated domains are its favorite targets. Removals are instant and silent.
A shadowbanned account
If the account itself is shadowbanned, every post looks live to you and invisible to everyone else, in any subreddit.
Wondering about a post that already disappeared? Start with why Reddit posts get removed or run the free shadowban check.
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r/FacebookAds posting questions
Can I post links in r/FacebookAds?
No. r/FacebookAds accepts text posts only, so a link-only submission is rejected at the door. You can usually mention a link inside the body text, but the sub's rules on self-promotion still apply to it. Check your draft against the rules before posting.
Does r/FacebookAds require karma to post?
r/FacebookAds does not publish a karma minimum. That does not mean there is none: many subreddits enforce unpublished karma and account-age filters that remove posts silently. If your account is new or has little karma, that is the first thing to rule out when a post disappears.
Is r/FacebookAds strict?
Relaxed, by our estimate (19/100 on our strictness scale, from its measured removal rate, 4 rules, and its stated gates). About 1% of recent posts disappeared within a day in our sample. Strictness is about enforcement, not hostility: a strict sub is predictable if you follow its rules.
What is the best time to post in r/FacebookAds?
Based on our sample of recent and top posts, activity and scores peak around Saturday 3pm UTC and Tuesday 2pm UTC. Treat this as a starting point, not a guarantee: a post that breaks a rule gets removed at any hour. The heatmap on this page converts these windows to your local time.
Why do posts get removed in r/FacebookAds?
The most common reasons are self-promotion violations, plus the layers every subreddit has: Reddit's sitewide spam filter, unpublished AutoMod rules, and account-level gates like karma and age. In our recent sample, roughly 1% of r/FacebookAds posts disappeared within about a day of going up. Many removals are silent, so checking your draft first beats finding out after.
Rules last checked Oct 20, 2026
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