Can you promote in r/textfriends?
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The short answer
Do not post promotional messages or product links; respond as a regular user with helpful, non-commercial replies and move any recruitment/offer to a private message only if appropriate and permitted by the user.
What works here
- Sharing interests, intentions, hobbies to find texting friends
- Joining chat via provided link
- Responding to users in comments without promoting a product
What gets posts removed
- Posting product/company promotions, solicitations, or ads
- Including contact info in posts/comments
- Posting repeatedly or creating off-site lead-generation
Where this comes from
View the current official rules on RedditNo spam rule
Subreddit explicitly prohibits spam and defines spam to include advertising, selling, or generating views/ad traffic.
No contact/identifying info
All posts must not include phone numbers or other contact details; interested people should PM instead.
Posting frequency / anti-self-promotion enforcement
The sub limits posting frequency and warns against behavior that 'enterprisers' use to lead off-site for doxing, scamming, advertising, or selling.
Official rules of r/textfriends
- 01No spam
- 02Personal Information
Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed July 1, 2026. Rules change; the official rules page is always the source of truth.
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