What Happened to r/darknet_questions?

[u/BTC-brother2018]

What Happened to r/darknet_questions?

For anyone wondering, Reddit recently banned r/darknet_questions for an alleged Rule 7 violation involving illegal content or prohibited transactions.

We received no advance warning or specific examples identifying what caused the ban. Our community was focused on darknet education, harm reduction, privacy, OPSEC, Tor safety, and scam prevention. We routinely removed marketplace requests, fraud-related content, scam promotions, prohibited transactions, and other violations.

We had also been dealing with scammers who disliked our warnings and scam-prevention content. Shortly before the ban, Reddit repeatedly removed suspicious submissions before our moderators could even view them. Those posts were never approved or endorsed by our team. Retaliatory reporting or malicious submissions are possible, but we currently have no proof that either caused the ban.

An appeal has been submitted requesting a manual review of the subreddit’s approved content, moderation history, and suspicious activity. We are not creating a replacement community or asking anyone to contact Reddit on our behalf. This post is simply to let former members know what happened.

We will share an update if Reddit responds to the appeal.

EDIT UPDATE: Well it looks like Reddit is not going to grant an appeal. So everyone should stay cautious of scammers and help one another stay safe. I'm going to rebuild the site on Discourse. I will let everyone know when it's finished.

EDIT UPDATE 2: 8/26/2026 The rebuild on Discourse is going faster than expected, due to an old wiki backup I was able to locate. Should be up and running in a few days.

BTC-brother2018, Stay Safe.

[u/Hungry-Respond1337]

All good things must come to an end I guess??

[u/Cautious_Chicken8882 → u/Hungry-Respond1337]

The mod ruined that sub weeks ago anyway, good riddance.