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[IOS] [Android] [Desktop Web] Account repeatedly locked for “technical irregularities”

iOS

There is thousands of people experiencing this, r/help is overwhelmed with posts about this. Nobody can find a fix.

The account is Nathan571 , the account I’m using to write this, Its temporarily unlocked so I’m trying to make this post before it locks again, It’s happened the past 3 days for a total of 5 times. Everytime I reset the password and unlock the account, it works for maybe 6 hours, and locks again. The other weird part is everytime it locks my account it also automatically reverts to an old email address I don’t even have linked to my account anymore. Luckily I still have access. But it’s a never ending cycle.

I checked login activity in old Reddit and it’s only me, so the account is not compromised. I also logged out all other devices. I also changed the email on the account multiple times as well.

I don’t use a VPN, I don’t ever post anything toxic, I’m just a casual user.

Here is the notification I’m getting:

Hi u/nathan571,

At Reddit, we're always watching out for your privacy, safety, and security. Recently, after detecting some technical irregularities on your u/nathan571 account, we took the extra precaution of locking your account.

Posted Aug 10, 2026, 4:17 PM UTC

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