Can you promote in r/youtube?

r/YouTube is for discussion about YouTube. This is a fan sub, not run or owned by YouTube! Please read the rules: https://www.reddit.com/r/youtube/wiki/index/rules NEVER GIVE OUT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2802848

The short answer

Participate as a community member answering questions about YouTube without mentioning or linking to your product/company; do not solicit users or ask for feedback.

What works here

General discussion about YouTube, its features, bugs, and design
Non-promotional answers and help about using YouTube
Participating in conversations as an individual (no links/ads)

What gets posts removed

Posting promotional content, product links, demos, or advertising
Asking for customers, leads, feedback, surveys, or channel promotion
Self-linking to your site, app, or channel

Where this comes from

View the current official rules on Reddit

Self Promotion banned

Rule states advertising, self-promotion, or asking for channel feedback is not allowed and will result in a permanent ban.

No spam / copycat posts

No spam allowed; mods may remove posts that only farm karma without adding discussion.

Subreddit purpose

Community is explicitly for discussion of YouTube platform topics (announcements, features, bugs, design).

Official rules of r/youtube

01YouTube and YouTube Adjacent Discussion
02Don't be Toxic
03Sitewide Rules/Abuse Discussion
04Self Promotion, Self Linking, or Advertising
05No Spam

Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed July 8, 2026. Rules change; the official rules page is always the source of truth.

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