Can you promote in r/brussels?

A subreddit for people who live in Brussels or want to learn more about the city.

The short answer

Do not post promotional content or mention your product/company; participate only as a regular community member with neutral, helpful local information and use the pinned megathread for generic tourist/move questions.

What works here

Answer local questions with neutral, non-commercial information
Participate in discussions as a regular user
Use the pinned megathread for general tourist/new-resident questions (non-promotional)

What gets posts removed

Creating posts whose sole purpose is to advertise your business or product
Posting links, offers, ticket-swapping, or explicit solicitations
Using comments or posts to recruit customers or run surveys without prior mod approval

Where this comes from

View the current official rules on Reddit

No advertisements or personal promotion

Rule explicitly prohibits threads whose sole purpose is to advertise a business/organisation and says such threads will be removed.

Sidebar repeats advertising ban

Sidebar/description reiterates 'No advertisements, ticket-swapping or personal promotion' and that this is not an advertising space.

Use Megathread for common questions

Generic tourist/new resident requests are to be posted in the pinned Megathread, limiting opportunities for product pitches in those threads.

Official rules of r/brussels

01Generic advice, frequent questions and tourist requests for recommendations will be removed.
02Keep it local. Posts & discussions should be related to Brussels.
03This is an international community so please use English as a means of communication.
04No hate speech, racism, discrimination, bigotry, or illegal stuff.
05No advertisements or (personal) promotion.
06Do not call Brussels a shithole unless you live in the city and have a good reason to.
07No flaming or personal attacks. Repeating it will result in a ban.
08Spreading misinformation about the pandemic is prohibited.

Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed June 30, 2026. Rules change; the official rules page is always the source of truth.

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