We asked parents how easy they thought it would be for a child to pretend to be older in order to sign up to Reddit, and whether they had to verify their phone number or email address. Based on these answers, Reddit has received a neutral rating for its sign up process.

Here are some of the things parents said:

• “All I was asked for was an email account and a username/password. There was no age check or age warnings etc. It took a couple of minutes to go through the process.” – Father of a 17 yr old boy
  
• “Very easy. No DOB check but you can browse the website without logging in anyway.” – Father of 7 and 9 yr olds
  
• “There was no question about age. All it took was an email address, a request to subscribe to a few topics and then to make a unique user name and password.” – Mother of an 8 yr old boy

We asked parents how easy they thought it would be to find ways to report unsuitable content or behaviour, and how to block people from contacting you. Based on these answers, Reddit has received a neutral rating for its reporting and blocking process.

Here are some of the things parents said:

• “You have to look under preferences to find out how to block a user, so it’s not the most intuitive. There is a report button underneath each post and comment.” – Mother of an 8 yr old boy
  
• “It's easy to find the report button and the reporting options are clear. I found the blocking options very quickly from my preferences on my account.” – Mother of 8 and 11 yr olds
  

We also asked young people who reviewed Reddit whether they knew how to report and block users:

• 71% said they know how to report on this site
  
• 74% said they know how to block someone on this site

Want to know more?

You can find out more information about reporting here.

You can find out more information about blocking here.

We asked parents how easy it was to change the settings so that your profile and account is private, and how easy it is to turn off location settings. Based on these answers, Reddit has received a neutral rating for its privacy settings.

Here's what a parent said:

• “Would be better if asked to review when creating new account instead of default options.” – Father of 7 and 9 yr olds
  

We also asked young people who reviewed Reddit whether they knew how to change privacy and location settings:

• 73% said they know how to change their privacy settings on this site.
  
• 80% said they know how to change their location settings on this site.
  

Want to know more?

You can find out more information about privacy here.

We asked parents how easy it was to find out whether Reddit has rules or community standards, and how easy it would be for a young person to find information about keeping themselves safe on this platform. Based on these answers, Reddit has received a neutral rating for its safety and support.

Here are some of the things parents said:

• “Most Reddit pages have an article posted at the top to explain the rules. There's also a link to the wiki tab on all the pages which breaks down the dos and do nots. This page also has a help link.” – Father of 10 and 16 yr olds
  
• “The community standards are pretty comprehensive and clearly explained. Moderation and the punishment for infringing the standards are also explained. They are easy to find and also sit in a sidebar for different subreddits.” – Mother of 8 yr old boy
  

Want to know more?

You can find out more information about safety here.