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r/gdpr

General Data Protection Regulation

Founded August 2016 · Public — anyone can post

Updated Oct 18

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect 25 May 2018. Ask questions about the GDPR, discuss and share resources about the GDPR, and learn about best-practices regarding personal data and data privacy. Related laws like ePrivacy or UK GDPR are also in scope.

Members

26,095

26K

Online now

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not captured in the last snapshot

Posts per day

1.9

from the last 100 posts, spanning 51.3 days

Comments per post

—

no sample yet

Growth · 7d

—

not enough history yet

Growth · 30d

+4.3%

+1.1K members · ≈37d

Promo tolerance

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not assessed yet

Last post

Oct 18

sampled Oct 18

Distinct posters

93%

of the last 100 posts

Tracking since Sep 11 · growth spans are the real distance between snapshots, not rounded windows. Posts/day is measured from the community’s own newest posts on Reddit, not from what Prowlo happens to crawl.

Member growth

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r/gdpr — frequently asked

How many members does r/gdpr have?

r/gdpr has 26,095 members as of our most recent crawl on Oct 18. Prowlo re-checks tracked communities on a rolling schedule, so this figure moves rather than sitting frozen at whatever it was when a scraper last ran.

Is r/gdpr growing?

Over the last ≈37 days r/gdpr changed by +4.3% — a gain of 1.1K members. We compare against the nearest snapshot we actually hold and state the real span rather than rounding it to a clean "30 days".

How active is r/gdpr?

Around 1.9 posts per day, measured from the newest 100 posts on Reddit, which span 51.3 days. Posting rate matters more than subscriber count when you're deciding where to spend your time — it determines how long your comment stays visible.

When was r/gdpr created?

r/gdpr was founded in August 2016 and is a public — anyone can post community. Age matters: an older community with steady growth has survived Reddit's moderation churn; a young one with a spike may not.

Who posts in r/gdpr?

Of the last 100 posts we sampled, 93% came from distinct accounts; the newest was published Oct 18. A low share means a feed dominated by a handful of accounts (bots, mods, or one prolific poster) rather than a community.

Can I promote my product in r/gdpr?

We don't have a promo-tolerance read for r/gdpr yet. Default to the safe approach: read the sidebar rules, contribute in threads where you gain nothing, and mention your product only when it is the honest answer to someone's question.

How do I monitor r/gdpr for mentions?

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r/gdpr Subreddit Stats — 26.1K members, 1.9 posts/day