Promoting on r/technology: Rules and What Gets Removed
r/technology is a large subreddit of 20,434,018 members dedicated to news and discussion about technology, including its creation, use, and surrounding issues.
20.4M
members
~75
posts / day
2008
created
9
community rules
Can you promote your product in r/technology?
No, you cannot promote your product in r/technology. The structured rules explicitly say, under Rule 9: No Spam, "Do not submit anything you have personally written or any projects, websites, or companies you are affiliated with or represent." The sidebar also bans "Social media links/profiles/invites or promotions," and submissions must primarily be technology news and developments.
The rules that cover promotion
Rule 9: No Spam
"Do not submit anything you have personally written or any projects, websites, or companies you are affiliated with or represent. You are to abide by the site-wide Terms of Service and Content Policy regarding Spam and Self Promotion. No exceptions."
Rule 1: Submissions
"Submissions must be primarily news and developments relating to technology. This is a "news" subreddit, do not submit old content."
Rule 1 viii
"Social media links/profiles/invites or promotions (eg. Facebook, BlueSky, Instagram, Threads, etc)."
Self posts guideline
"Self posts must contribute positively to /r/technology and foster reasonable discussion. Self-post cross-posts are not acceptable. Please message the moderators before attempting to submit a text/self post."
Quoted from the subreddit's own rules, snapshot from July 2026. Read all 9 rules on Reddit
What gets removed
- Anything you personally wrote, or projects, websites, or companies you are affiliated with or represent
- Social media links, profiles, invites, or promotions
- Petitions, surveys, crowdfunding, or other calls to action or fundraising
- Posts that are not primarily news and developments relating to technology
Safer ways to show up
- Submit technology news and developments, using the article's title
- If you want to make a self post, make sure it contributes positively and fosters reasonable discussion, then message the moderators first
- Join discussion in comments without promoting your own product, company, or site
- Keep business or politics submissions clearly within the context of technology
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