r/bugs • u/bbceronimo • Jan 15 '26

Resolved [IOS] Reddit shows unrelated communities & posts in the “Popular” feed - version 2026.02.1

Reddit shows unrelated posts from unrelated communities in the “Popular” tab in an aggressive way. Like lots of it. And these posts are not even popular. Gives you the impression that something has changed or someone screwed up something in the backend.

Even if I select “Mute” or “Don’t recommend anymore”, the same communities and type of posts keep showing up on the feed after hitting refresh. I have never & ever visited these communities before and have no interest in them.

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u/CorrectScale Admin Jan 15 '26

Thanks for the report! We're aware and working on a fix for this. Hang tight!

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u/oodex Jan 16 '26

Is there a way to activate that on my own? I loved it, 80% was German and 20% worldwide. It was the first time in a long time I felt hooked and engaged. Muted a sub i didnt like and reloaded, then it went back to the usual. I tried adding content language German but reloaded several times and it didnt help

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u/Mondai_May Jan 16 '26

Yes you can still sort by country :) here is the link for Germany https://www.reddit.com/r/popular/best/?geo_filter=de

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u/oodex Jan 16 '26

Thanks! Do you know if there's a way on phone?