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r/ObscurePatentDangers

Averages 14 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Sundays around 11 AM UTC. Mostly image posts (92%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
14 1%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
347 36%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
27 3%
Activity Rank #10,562 by posts/day among 92,303 tracked SFW subreddits as of Aug 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#10,562 47
Top 25%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
6%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
25%

r/ObscurePatentDangers Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes01020304001k2k3kAug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Image
Typical Title Length Long (104 chars)
Peak Day Wednesday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

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14%
10–99
36%
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40%
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10%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 92%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 101
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 8.3K

r/ObscurePatentDangers Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 11 AM
Mon 5 PM
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Sat 8 AM

r/ObscurePatentDangers Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
🔎Dual-Use Potential 74 (17.7%)181
🕵️Surveillance State Exposé71 (16.9%)548
🤖🔎 AI Risk Tracker 55 (13.1%)102
🔒🚨High Privacy Risk Potential 53 (12.6%)188
Accountability for Surveillance Expansion — ⚖️ 🏛️28 (6.7%)587
Public Rights vs. Tech Infrastructure — 🛡️ 🚫23 (5.5%)511
Rights Defense Against Neural Systems — 🧠 🛡️18 (4.3%)24
🚨🏡Local Impacts Report17 (4.1%)1.7K
⚖️Accountability Enforcer 12 (2.9%)795
🧬🤖 Converging Tech Watch 12 (2.9%)113

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

92%image posts

r/ObscurePatentDangers Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
data
78 (17.6%)
69835
flock
77 (17.4%)
61344
safety
56 (12.7%)
55048
alpr
45 (10.2%)
67947
surveillance
37 (8.4%)
21333
center
31 (7.0%)
1.0K42
use
25 (5.7%)
16017
while
24 (5.4%)
27514
tracking
22 (5.0%)
37020
enable
22 (5.0%)
15814

r/ObscurePatentDangers Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
rumble.com41
c.org33
youtu.be33

r/ObscurePatentDangers Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

Eagle Mountain Utah Approves Property Tax Hike After Meta Data Center Tax Breaks Shift Costs to Residents

8.3K upvotes 240 comments image Aug 12

Trinidad PD Stripped of Prosecutorial Power After Arrests Over Water-Quality Facebook Posts and State Probes

4.4K upvotes 165 comments image Aug 13

Flock Safety ALPR OCR Errors Trigger Armed Stops of Innocent Families Including Infants

4.3K upvotes 587 comments image Aug 11

Marietta City Council Approves 18 MW Prime Group Data Center 5-2 Despite Moratorium and Packed Protest Over Noise Water and Transparency

4.2K upvotes 384 comments image Aug 13

Erin Brockovich Maps AI Data Centers Nationwide as NDAs Keep City Councils Silent on Water and Community Impacts

3.8K upvotes 47 comments image Aug 7

Flock Safety ALPR Data Leads to False Package-Theft Accusation Against Colorado Woman

3.7K upvotes 499 comments image Aug 19

Louisiana PSC Votes 3-1 to Shield Meta Hyperion Data Center Job and Power Numbers Behind Secrecy as NDAs Block Public Scrutiny

3.7K upvotes 87 comments image Aug 13

Marietta City Council Approves 18 MW Data Center Rezoning 5-2 Despite Redacted Proposal Pages and Resident Transparency Demands

3.6K upvotes 64 comments image Aug 14

Bastrop City Council Workshops Relocate 105 Miles to Fredericksburg Amid Flock Camera and Data Center Policy Talks

3.3K upvotes 51 comments image Aug 8

Dialogue

3.1K upvotes 37 comments image Aug 23

r/ObscurePatentDangers Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

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r/FlockSurveillance 76 posts/day
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32% overlap
r/DeFlock 23 posts/day
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16% overlap
r/AIDangers 21 posts/day
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16% overlap

r/ObscurePatentDangers FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/ObscurePatentDangers?

Based on posting volume, r/ObscurePatentDangers is most active on Sundays around 11 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/ObscurePatentDangers?

r/ObscurePatentDangers averages 14 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/ObscurePatentDangers get?

Posts on r/ObscurePatentDangers average about 347 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/ObscurePatentDangers get most?

On r/ObscurePatentDangers, most posts are image posts (92%)