--- description: Users are now banned from posting nudes without permission title: Reddit Restricts Nude Photos After Celebrity Hacking Scandal image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Reddit Restricts Nude Photos After Celebrity Hacking Scandal ## Video: Reddit CEO Wants to Share the Wealth With Redditors [Watch (HLS stream): Reddit CEO Wants to Share the Wealth With Redditors](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/RUKsEHJr.m3u8) (1:44)  _Published 2014-10-01. Reddit CEO Yishan Wong told the Reddit community he wants to share 10% of the company’s stock with them, but he doesn’t know how he’s going to pull it off._ by [Victor Luckerson](/author/victor-luckerson/) ## Victor Luckerson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 24, 2015 6:48 PM CUT by [Victor Luckerson](/author/victor-luckerson/) ## Victor Luckerson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 24, 2015 6:48 PM CUT Reddit is cracking down on sexual content following the posting of many celebrities’ nude photos on the messaging site last year. The company said Tuesday that it is changing its privacy policy to ban users from posting nude photos and videos of people engaged in sex acts without getting their permission first, the New York _Times_ reports. Many people criticized Reddit in September when nude pictures of celebrities such as Jennifer Lawrence were widely disseminated on the site. Reddit eventually removed the photos but argued that the removal was because some of the images may have violated copyright or depicted underage girls, not because they were an invasion of people’s privacy. The new rules, however, seem to indicate that Reddit is shifting its typical opposition to any and all forms of censorship. “The opportunity here \[is\] to set a standard for respecting the privacy of our users,” Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian said. The company, which attracted $50 million in new venture funding in September, also plans to launch moderation tutorials to help users in leadership positions better govern the activities of communities on the site. \[[_NYT_](http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/24/in-privacy-update-reddit-tightens-restrictions-on-nude-photos/?%5Fr=1 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3720843/reddit-nude-photos-hack-jennifer-lawrence/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3720843/reddit-nude-photos-hack-jennifer-lawrence/"},"headline":"Reddit Restricts Nude Photos After Celebrity Hacking Scandal","datePublished":"2015-02-24T18:48:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:04:29.864Z","description":"Users are now banned from posting nudes without permission","url":"https://time.com/3720843/reddit-nude-photos-hack-jennifer-lawrence/","keywords":["Tech","reddit","Web"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Victor Luckerson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/victor-luckerson/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3720843/reddit-nude-photos-hack-jennifer-lawrence/","name":"Reddit Restricts Nude Photos After Celebrity Hacking Scandal"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Reddit CEO Wants to Share the Wealth With Redditors","description":"Reddit CEO Yishan Wong told the Reddit community he wants to share 10% of the company’s stock with them, but he doesn’t know how he’s going to pull it off.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/RUKsEHJr/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-10-01T18:09:25.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/RUKsEHJr.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3720843/reddit-nude-photos-hack-jennifer-lawrence/","duration":"PT1M44S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3720843/reddit-nude-photos-hack-jennifer-lawrence/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```