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Reddit will let you hide posts, comments and NSFW activity from your public profile

Reddit will allow people to "curate" their public-facing profiles by hiding some of their posting and commenting activity from other users.

The feature, which many users see as a key part of Reddit's openness, has helped Redditors ferret out trolling, lying and numerous other types of bad (or merely embarrassing) behavior on the platform. The company notes that there will be some carveouts to these settings for moderators, who may rely on users' past activity to suss out rule-breakers or decide who is eligible to join their community. During the company's most recent earnings call, CEO Steve Huffman suggested that Reddit was considering ways to "evolve" its "historically permissive account creation" process.

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