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Turn off NSFW content and trim notifications.

⏱ Takes about 5 minutes

Why bother?

Reddit has a lot of good stuff and a lot of awful stuff. The NSFW toggle hides the worst. Hiding the front page kills the algorithm.

Reddit account settings →

Do this, in order

  1. 1

    On the KID's Reddit account, tap profile → Settings → Account

    Scroll to Adult content.
  2. 2

    Turn OFF "Enable adult content"

    And turn OFF "Show NSFW content in searches".
  3. 3

    Settings → Notifications → mute everything except DMs

    Stops Reddit nagging them back into the app.
  4. 4

    Settings → Privacy → Chat requests

    Set to Nobody. Strangers can't DM.
  5. 5

    Settings → Content preferences → Communities

    Mute subreddits you don't want appearing on the home feed (NSFW, politics, conspiracy).
  6. 6

    Bonus: SafeGuard blocks r/popular, r/all and the home feed

    Kid can still visit specific subreddits like r/aww — just not the algorithm.

You did it. 🎉

Tell your kid you set this up, and why. It works way better when it's not a secret.