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Reddit warns AI content loops are degrading its human‑focused community

December 5, 2025 • 2 min read

Reddit’s moderators are sounding the alarm on a feedback loop that’s turning the site’s once‑human‑centric feeds into a cascade of machine‑made posts. Users report seeing threads that start with a genuine question, only to be answered by an AI‑generated comment, which then spawns another algorithmic reply, and so on. The platform’s own safety team says the pattern is eroding the community feel that made Reddit stand out among social forums.

While the company has long prohibited manipulated content and inauthentic behavior, the sheer volume of synthetic submissions is testing those rules. In a recent statement, a Reddit spokesperson emphasized the site’s identity as “the most human place on the Internet” and reiterated the ban on misleading AI bots. That tension between open discussion and automated noise has led staff to a stark observation:

"It's getting to the point where the AI is feeding the AI."

"It's getting to the point where the AI is feeding the AI." In a response to a request for comment, a Reddit spokesperson said: "Reddit is the most human place on the Internet, and we want it to stay that way. We prohibit manipulated content and inauthentic behavior, including misleading AI bot accounts posing as people and foreign influence campaigns. Clearly labeled AI-generated content is generally allowed as long as it's within a community's rules and our sitewide rules." The spokesperson added that there were over 40 million "spam and manipulated content removals" in the first half of 2025.

Vibe Shift for the Worse Ally, a 26-year-old who tutors at a community college in Florida and spoke using her first name only for her privacy, has noticed Reddit "really going downhill" in the past year because of AI. Her feelings are shared by other users in subreddits like r/EntitledPeople, r/simpleliving, and r/self, where posts in the last year have bemoaned the rise of suspected AI. The mere possibility that something could be AI-generated has already eroded trust between users.

"AI is turning Reddit into a heap of garbage," one account wrote in r/AmITheJerk.

AI Slop Is Ruining Reddit for Everyone - WIRED AI

Is Reddit’s human‑focused promise under threat? The platform’s moderators report a surge of AI‑generated posts that recycle familiar grievances—brides demanding specific shades, parents seeking seat swaps—creating a feedback loop where “the AI is feeding the AI.” Such repetitions dilute the originality that once defined discussions, and the community’s irritation is growing. Reddit’s spokesperson reiterated the site’s policy against manipulated content and inauthentic behavior, explicitly naming misleading AI bot accounts as prohibited.

Yet the statement offers little detail on enforcement mechanisms, leaving it unclear whether the current measures will curb the influx. The tension between open expression and automated noise illustrates a broader challenge: preserving authentic interaction while confronting tools that can mass‑produce plausible, yet hollow, narratives. As moderators grapple with distinguishing genuine outrage from algorithmic echo, the platform’s ability to stay “the most human place on the Internet” hangs in a delicate balance, pending further clarification from Reddit’s policy teams.

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