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r/socialmedia 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. 1.Professional discussion

   Enforcement varies

   This community is for social media professionals to discuss strategies and industry-related topics. Posts should be about the work: content, strategy, platforms and algorithms, analytics, ads, community management, tools, clients, and careers in social media. Posts about using social media as a regular user, like personal drama, a friend's account, or general chat, will be removed. This is fine: someone new to the field asking how to start a career in social media.

2. 2.Be civil

   Enforcement varies

   We don't have to all agree with each other, but we should engage in civil discussion. We all want to learn. Don't personally attack anyone. That means no insults, name-calling, harassment, threats, or slurs, and no attacks on people because of race, religion, gender, sexuality, or disability. This is fine: disagreeing strongly with someone's strategy, or criticizing a platform, a tool, or a brand.

3. 3.Don't be lazy

   Enforcement varies

   When posting for help, sharing ideas, or asking questions, give enough detail and context that other members can actually help. Say which platform, what you're trying to do, who it's for, and what you've already tried. A post that's only a title or a one-line question like "best scheduling tool?" will be removed. Short is fine when it gives the context.

4. 4.This is not a help desk

   Enforcement varies

   This is not a help desk. We cannot get you verified, recover a hacked or banned account, explain why your channel or post was removed, or connect you to someone at Facebook or any other platform. Please reach out to the platforms directly to solve these issues. This is fine: professionals discussing a policy change, an outage, or how they handle a client's account problem.

5. 5.Self-promotion

   Enforcement varies

   While we appreciate your passion, please refrain from unsolicited self-promotion or driving traffic to personal channels. That includes links to your own channel, page, agency, product, course, newsletter, or tool, launch posts for something you built, and asking people to follow, subscribe, or DM you. This is fine: sharing what worked for your own accounts or clients, with no link and no pitch.

6. 6.Spam/advertising or click bait

   Enforcement varies

   Spam = ban. This is your first and final warning. That covers ads, posts or comments that exist to push a product or service, copy-pasted or repeated posts, and clickbait titles that hide what the post is about. This is fine: asking which tools other people use, or naming a tool you actually use when someone asks.

7. 7.No posting petitions or surveys

   Enforcement varies

   Everyone wants data or signatures, but are social media professionals really the people that you are targeting? No surveys, questionnaires, research studies, thesis projects that need responses, or petitions, and no links to forms for members to fill out. If you think you are an exception to the rule, please message our mod team first. This is fine: sharing the results of a survey or study and what they mean for our work.

8. 8.Job posts go in the weekly megathread

   Enforcement varies

   We know you want a piece of all the talent on this sub, so all job posts go in the weekly megathread that is posted and stickied automatically. That includes hiring posts, freelance gigs, internships, paid project offers, and posts offering your own services for hire. This is fine: asking how to hire for a role, what to pay, or what the job should include.

9. 9.No buying or selling accounts, likes, engagements etc.

   Enforcement varies

   Don't do it. We have a zero-tolerance policy. No posts or comments offering, requesting, or pricing accounts, pages, followers, likes, views, subscribers, reviews, or engagement, and no growth services, SMM panels, or engagement pods. This is fine: asking whether buying followers ever makes sense, or warning others about these services.

r/socialmedia 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.