We recently had to set our NSFW subreddits to approved submitters only due to an overwhelming flood of astroturfing. I'm talking 200+ posts daily, each spamming the same link across our sub and 100+ others. It’s a relentless wave of low-effort, repetitive posts that hurt the quality of our community.

What these spammers don’t realize is that when subscribers see the same link spammed 20 times in their feed, they lose interest and unsubscribe, ultimately harming everyone trying to post genuine content.

Most creators got it and respected the new rules. But a handful of entitled models feel they’re above the guidelines and are adamant about using our subreddits as their personal billboard. After years of cultivating and growing these communities, we’re now facing near-daily harassment from these models, who are attempting to rally their followers to mass-report our moderators out of spite.

This entitlement is creating a hostile environment for everyone involved. All we want is a space where quality content can thrive without getting buried in spam.

Example of today's hostilities : https://old.reddit.com/user/Julian-michaels/comments/1gpvjjd/i_dont_ask_you_all_for_much_but_please_report/

/u/hazeldaisyy

/u/Vinc3y

/u/sparklingstarduste Is part of a bot network being used to advertise this woman's only fans account. This is about the 10th different account I've seen this woman post under. The first one or two posts on the account are a generic low effort repost in order to get some karma, a few other comments in other subs, then nothing for a month or two and then all of a sudden there's five or six only fans promotional posts submitted to multiple different subreddits.

My my suspicion is that this is a strategy to avoid getting permanently banned under any one single account and also to circumvent individual users blocking the individual account or the account being banned from certain subreddits.

The way you can tell it’s “Mr. W” is because every few posts is about this author and usually one very specific book. It’s done in a way to make the account look legitimate, as there are normal posts. Sometimes the book isn’t even the center point of the post and it put in elsewhere as like background subliminal messaging. I wouldn’t be surprised if all of the books in his history are his own and ads

Some of these are screenshots of posts about the book where the comments are making fun of the book. These are certainly planted comments by alt accounts and the original posts they’re commenting on are certainly made by alts as well.

Here’s a few example posts:

• https://www.reddit.com/r/likeus/s/3A1rCPq8qt

• https://www.reddit.com/r/antinatalism/s/c6xXbSgTmu

• https://www.reddit.com/r/WeirdBooks/s/zbrTs2Z10j

• https://www.reddit.com/r/fearandloathing/s/9Vl6CaGkZ3

• https://www.reddit.com/r/rareinsults/s/ee78ZLJfnY (another one of the books he spams)

• https://www.reddit.com/r/UtterlyBizarre/s/rst5yjpJUo

• https://www.reddit.com/r/clevercomebacks/s/bfHvf11m33

• https://www.reddit.com/r/HolUp/s/al2Nzd57Qo

• https://www.reddit.com/r/BoneAppleTea/s/ppldCPxICl

• https://www.reddit.com/r/antinatalism/s/lHV0ZvPawT

• https://www.reddit.com/r/TerribleBookCovers/s/61aPGI9RSS

• https://www.reddit.com/r/WeirdLit/s/nNevg6dTla

• https://www.reddit.com/r/InsanePeopleQuora/s/mOpZ641COy

• https://www.reddit.com/r/StrangeAndFunny/s/ccaNqL6YxQ

• https://www.reddit.com/r/beetlejuicing/s/kxahO7jZXy

• https://www.reddit.com/r/clevercomebacks/s/Fa8A2Pvbgb (Long Live Hoes appears to be another one of his, under a different name)

• https://www.reddit.com/r/insaneparents/s/YHhOrtnrk7

• https://www.reddit.com/r/keming/s/YDJWZuV7ah

I could keep going, but you get the point

Here is what I was mentioned on -

https://www.reddit.com/user/bethram/comments/1gm2hjg/shes_hungry/

The accounts

u/bethram

u/BlueYuriSebastian

u/Detheck

u/syedatifsadath

Probably more. There are 2793 comments and each mentions multiple people...

How are reddit bots making mistakes shadow banning real people after they reset their passwords but can't insta ban someone mentioning hundreds of people under the same post?

https://www.reddit.com/u/Full-Mulberry5018/s/YrV1AvqJMK

/u/Senior2799

I got notified of a username mention, leading to this post https://old.reddit.com/user/Clipzexe/comments/1gkg44n/i_love_men_that_eat_pussy/

Inside you see a whole bunch of users simply mentioning other users

seems the post is removed. here is a screenshot

https://i.imgur.com/WdRTtba.jpeg

The users who were making all the comments are:

BTBlue85

Bikerdude_uk

Feilyan

SirWilliamV3

ewwgal

ivchobow

naysjp

some of these users show registration age of 10 years!

Way more in here and didn't report any except like 2.

Accounts made same day, bsing with each other. Took 2 minutes to find 9.

https://www.reddit.com/user/sweettigx/

https://www.reddit.com/user/sweetvibetoy/

https://www.reddit.com/user/badvibesmk/

https://www.reddit.com/user/badbabev/

https://www.reddit.com/user/bustyqueentoy/

https://www.reddit.com/user/realpiexo/

https://www.reddit.com/user/litcathot/

https://www.reddit.com/user/litdollxoxo/

https://www.reddit.com/user/litfoxxx/

https://www.reddit.com/user/bustytoyxo/

https://www.science.org/content/article/can-people-be-inoculated-against-misinformation

Written in a way that makes it seem like this guy is “helping prevent” misinformation, whereas I think it’s more likely he’s helping the large corporations in control of the media and internet get better at selling the message they aim to peddle.

Sorry if it’s the wrong sub. But, if it helps — here’s a quote from the article that’s relevant I think:

The first one, Bad News, which came out in 2018, shows users how a fake profile that looks official can make misinformation more persuasive.

Edit:

I was typing on mobile before.

Why I think this is so scary is because the guy who this article is about (and probably some others) are working with google, and other large internet companies, to advertise to users. But this article isn't about advertising products like pencils or nails -- this article is about information. This is obviously particularly relevant around election time. But we don't have to discuss that now.

These authors are from the UK so I am not sure how funding works there. In the US, if you are NIH funded ... that's taxpayer funded and all data should be public. Not sure how it works in the UK, or if it would be relevant at all. I'm more-so talking about how google is selling ads based on "prebunking" people... and what is it that they are "prebunking".

Why this is relevant is because, well, say this post were to be seen by the authors. Or if I could comment on the Science article -- they could state that my claim (that they are actually controlling misinformation, and essentially buying people's trust by selling advertisements...) is misinformation. When, in reality, all my comment is, is an interpretation of their science. It is, in my opinion, completely unethical and immoral behavior to suggest that trying to subtly manipulate/coax people into [information "we" deem "worthy"] is good science or something we (the product) don't have full access to seeing.

I don't know if this qualifies as spam, because the last time I looked at a VPN subreddit I found it was run by sockpuppet accounts that "reviewed" VPN providers in order to provide affiliate links to the providers. The Reddit ToS didn't seem to have a problem with marketers setting up shop here. I shrugged and moved on.

Today I noticed a subreddit for a post that made it to r/Popular. The r/UnbelievableStuff has 4 mods and 3 of them post/re-host videos and chat in the comments, sometimes making one with an affiliate link that is stickied.

/user/CrazyGuyFromTheBeach

/user/ThomasTorti

/user/Abigdogwithbread

all three use Amazon.com links with the affiliate tag=manwithhairwe-20

recent posts hide behind a link shortener, getyoursolution.store which is a very cheap service provided by short.io who provides all the infrastructure to redirect URLs and provide reporting.

/user/Abigdogwithbread runs the same thing in r/AliexpressFindsEsp but of course the affiliate link is for AliExpress.

Noticed a bunch of new accounts recently. They post two comments, then make their own post to r/askreddit.

user/BusinessOne4036

user/Double-Iron-912

Just a couple examples, but there's plenty more out there. Some of them stick to simple one word replies, but most of them go with complete sentences. Search the longer comments in google and you'll find an old reddit post that they copy/pasted their comment from.

I'm honestly starting to think that these are some sort of sad attempt by reddit themselves to create activity.

Found these in a comment in a politics thread about a poll. Here is an Imgur album, I’m posting from mobile sorry. https://imgur.com/a/q5mMLWF

Top Comment thread from people saying very short, “I can’t believe this” thing. But in a sort of “chain of thought, I can’t believe you’re seeing what I’m seeing” thing.

In my head, I’m thinking “who the fuck really cares about a poll?” “I really don’t think these polls are super relevant… or worthy of being called ‘gold standard’ 🤣”

Clicked on an account, 13 year old account… they have just awoken within the last 2 days, posting random pics of dogs and making random comments in random subreddits.

But it is peculiar to randomly login to your account after 13 years to comment in an election thread.

My question is why? Who’s doing it? This isn’t just a news story. This is people pretending to be a real person and responding to something about the election in attempt to capture people’s confirmation biases.

It is dystopian because as we all know, the dead internet theory is real.

We (real people) all use the internet the same way. We all know there’s fake shit out there so we try and get the opinions of real people in order to see if products or good, or a place is worthwhile to visit, or what local shops are good… but now, entities can purchase that influence. They can essentially purchase our trust. Our trust has been monetized without our consent.

It is blatant and it is truly upsetting. No “side” is innocent here. These are just the facts.

Those in power know that most human beings are stupid and will blindly follow and do what they are told. As I myself have grown older, I’ve come to realize how true this is. There are so many clueless people out there. Maybe I’ve been propagandized in my own way though, and maybe I’m the dummy. But I don’t understand how we, as a society, and as “normies(non-elite I guess)”, can continue this course of political discourse and covert attempts to subtly influence people.

A couple months earlier I came across what I thought was a one-off spam account (8 year old account with zero activity that suddenly activated with AI comments and product ads) but looking back now it's a small spam ring connected to a few interrelated Vietnam-based websites:

/user/Shoulditcom

/user/Time_Comment_673

/user/hoang93

These accounts cross-link each other's content in a network of subs they made including ShoulditDIY, EasyAndHealthyRecipes, ChickenDinnerIdeas, USDIY, and FoodGarbageDisposal, with 'shouldit' being the name of the website driving the activity (alongside its partner sites 'healthykitchen101' and 'healthyrecipes101').

The ultimate goal of all of this is to push Amazon affiliate links, and the first account I listed has posted over 100 of these links on reddit just in the last two months. The rest of the activity is a kind of mix of AI-generated infodumps, shilling on other subreddits via keyword searches (leading frequently to comments on months-old threads), and karma farming on the usual sources like /r/aww. The use of AI has produced some rather hilarious results like hoang93 telling someone the following after shilling garbage disposals in every other comment:

As a plumber, I'd caution against garbage disposals. They can lead to clogs and plumbing issues. Instead, consider composting food waste. Discuss cleaning responsibilities with your husband to ensure fair household maintenance.

All account made same day talking to each other, the usual.

https://www.reddit.com/user/BigJournalist2487/

https://www.reddit.com/user/New_Captain7420/

https://www.reddit.com/user/Last-Cod9971/

https://www.reddit.com/user/Suitable_Raccoon_200/

https://www.reddit.com/user/Bright_Tumbleweed775/

edit: few more

https://www.reddit.com/user/First_Rhubarb_1198/

https://www.reddit.com/user/SeaworthinessFew4010/

/user/Abarri01 Spamming some kids spoon product. Obvious shill account

The bots seem to be slowing down on catfishing through r/dirtyr4r and r/dirtychatpals. They've decided to take things slow and build up some accounts from scratch. I guess they ran out of abandoned/hacked accounts.

They all have a woman's name with a few numbers on the end. That tells you that they'll eventually be catfishing or advertising OF. They post to r/askreddit and r/DAE. The thing that really gives them away is their comments. They pick a post from r/nostupidquestions and reply with a single generic sentence. The other bots then upvote each other's comments, giving them about 10-20 upvotes in total.

A couple of example profiles

u/DonnaBetty454

u/MariaBunnyFrost97

u/DorothyFloraShine79

I could provide more, but you get the point. Just go check out a post they've commented on and you'll find a dozen more.

GladVixenxxx

https://www.reddit.com/r/bikini/comments/1gg4aeh

FantasticVixenxxx

https://www.reddit.com/r/bikini/comments/1gg3b6g

SassyCrazyKittenxxx

https://www.reddit.com/r/bikini/comments/1gg2bvt

WildKittenVixenxxx

https://www.reddit.com/r/bikini/comments/1gfjejg

/u/MovieGuyTravis

https://old.reddit.com/r/TanzTests/duplicates/1geyues/leaks_discord_server_with_nude_chatroom_and_of/?count=25&after=t3_1gdeo8z

Over 100 subreddits, most with barely any subscribers, many getting hundreds of upvotes.

I haven't opened the Discord link, what is it?

https://www.reddit.com/user/dumbidiotfunny/

Looks like a relatively normal user until recently when it switched gears into spamming. Commented on a picture of Kamala Harris 4 times in 1 minutes with a slightly remixed paragraph of text each time.

An earlier comment literally begins "Here's a possible comment that aligns with the post and top comments:"

Meaning some users on JohnOliver might be getting AI to write themselves messages that fit in with already popular comments there. Just thought it was really weird but fascinating.

u/indiegameplus

https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonBudgetFinds/

Entire sub is run by one guy using an army of alt accounts. They never link to amazon directly, only to a third party scam websites that gets money for every click going though it while collecting your data.

Every single regular user uses the same format for linking products and were all created within a small time frame, often on the same day.

Moderators include the main poster's account, 2 bots, and the main guy's back up account that has never posted but is the moderator of every single sub that u/CHANG-GANG_ runs. Think the admins are going to have a field day looking into this.

They also ban anyone that uses the word "scam" on the sub, as it is a form of "herrassment [sic]". There are no rules on the side bar but the moderator was adamant in bringing this up.

Weird chinese scam sub that hopefully isn't up for longer.

/u/EthanWilliams_TG

As I was coming across one of the fake comments made by the affiliate spammers in my post from last month, I discovered an account who linked an Amazon affiliate URL hidden inside a hyperlink that was written similarly to the AI generated affiliate bot accounts. As I looked through the subreddits they moderated alongside their post history, I discovered more than one account involved with spamming Amazon affiliate links underneath really old comment in posts that were made months to years ago (identical behavior to the AI generated bot affiliate spammers). One made their account seven months ago where it has over 100,000 karma (IMHO, this was done by bots), a second one was made 8 months ago with a total karma in the low 20,000s a third one that was made three years ago with a total karma in the low 150,000s, and the last one was made sometime yesterday. It is very clear that these users do not care that they are breaking Reddit's TOS because they only care about people clicking on their Amazon affiliate URL hidden by a hyperlink to make a small amount of money. The first user linked in this post made a brand new subreddit yesterday where they make posts for Amazon products that are on sale called r/CoolDeals2025, which makes no sense because 2024 isn't over yet. The first three users like to make duplicate comments, which I believe they do in case the first comment was removed by the site-wide spam filter and I see this as pointless because they just copied and pasted the exact same comment, which means the site-wide spam filter will catch it instantly. Also, people have pointed out their comments look like they were written using AI, which makes sense because all they are trying to do is make money through their Amazon affiliate links.

Links to the Amazon affiliate spammers I found: https://new.reddit.com/user/QuestionOk9413/ (Blocked me after I explained to them their spam was breaking the TOS. User was recently shadow banned a second time after they were potentially shadow banned for a short time sometime yesterday), https://new.reddit.com/user/Illustrious_Law_4577/ (just got shadow banned, and I hope they do not get it removed the same day), https://new.reddit.com/user/CutPale7070/ (blocked me after I called them out for their behavior towards me, which means the downvotes weren't necessary. They just got suspended after their account was shadow banned for a very short period of time earlier today), https://new.reddit.com/user/Prestigious_Air_4584/ (shadow banned after reporting their two posts. Hopefully, the shadow ban stays and isn't removed the same day).

Someone made a post about a user who is spamming links to their store page where they sell wooden items a while ago. The user who previously made a post about this user mentioned they were spamming a link to their Etsy store page, but that has recently changed. The switched from spamming their Etsy link to a site called Tec Ltp, which is linked in their profile bio. I believe they noticed no one was going to buy from their Etsy page, so they switched websites by creating the website I mentioned earlier due to the fact the site is just selling their wooden products and has no one else trying to sell their own products on this site. This user likes to spam their site URL(s) onto r/Gifts (mods do nothing when I report their comments for breaking their rule on their entire profile history is filled with spam) and r/GiftIdeas (the comments are usually caught by the site-wide spam filter, but a very small number of their latest comments weren't caught by the spam filter yet) alongside promoting their URL in a comment underneath a post that has the word gift or gifts in the title outside of the subreddits I mentioned, especially in a post where the subreddit involved has a large fanbase (Movie franchise, TV show, or a video game series). Sometimes I will report a comment made by this user that gets caught by the site-wide spam filter later in the day just to see a mod approved the comment without looking into this user's comment history. Here is the user who is still spamming their URL for their ridiculously expensive wooden items onto a large number of posts that have the word gift or gifts in the title: https://new.reddit.com/user/Playful-Condition727/

Lately, the self-promotional comments made by this user have been getting flagged by the site-wide spam filter, which means an admin has to take action against this user soon because they have broken the terms of service involving spam for five months now (their account was made on May 21st). The only small problem is there are small instances where a mod will approve their comment after I reported their comment for spam, which is flagged by the site-wide spam filter without checking this user's comment history first. This is why in my honest opinion, it is important for mods to look at this user profile before deciding to approve their comment because a mod on the flight attendant subreddit reapproved their comment after another mod removed it the day prior. This caused me to report it the following day by notifying the mods someone made a massive mistake by approving a removed comment (The comment was removed a second time a short time after I made my second report).

/u/ArtistMonkeys

The soul purpose of this account is to shill the "handmade" artwork.

I am the author of the u/NO_Karma4U bot. I thought some of you may be interesting in the list of karma farming subs that my bot scans.

r/CommentToGetKarma

r/farmKarma_free

r/Free_Nude_Karma

r/FreeKarma4You

r/FreeKarmaUncut

r/GetKarma_Here

r/Karma4Free

r/karmaassist

r/KarmaFarmer

r/Karmafarmsub

r/KarmaNSFW18

r/KarmaRoulette

r/needkarma

/u/Icy-Obligation-3657/