Reddit's Privacy Overhaul: Can You Really Hide Your Digital Tracks?

Reddit's new privacy settings let you curate your digital footprint—but can you trust anyone to know what's hidden? The platform recently rolled out controls to hide profile activity like posts and comments, but the technical implementation reveals limitations.

Users can toggle NSFW content visibility and follower counts, yet viewed content remains accessible. The 'Customize' option allows selective hiding from specific subreddits, but this only affects profile visibility, not the content itself.

Settings are accessible via web or mobile app under 'Curate your profile,' but the NSFW toggle fails to hide subreddits entirely.

This creates a paradox: activity can be masked, but the content persists in the system. For small business owners using Reddit for market research, this means their professional activity might appear hidden while still being traceable through other means.