i lost access to an email that supported my reddit accounts. when i tried to update my email on two profiles, reddit reset my password and now those accounts are frozen.

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one of my accounts got flagged for suspicious behavior, and reddit notified me that it reset my password for me. unfortunately, its a really old account and it is tied to an email account i dont have access to anymore. (the domain is shut down.)

fearing this would happen to other accounts, i checked them all and found one using the same domain. i tried to update my email address, was not permitted to, and then was locked out of that account, too.

im still logged in to both of these accounts, but theyre flagged with this message:

For your security, we've locked your account after detecting some unusual activity. To keep using Reddit, reset your password.

I cant reset my password through the normal process because it sends to an email I dont have access to.

i have my password history, no issue. what i dont have is the reddit password reset.

is there any way to regain access to my two accounts if i can provide the password histories and the (now unusable) email address?

Posted Mar 1, 2026, 1:53 AM UTC

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