Does Reddit remember social links associated with suspended accounts?

[mikekimby]

My original reddit account was suspended.

Now, when I create new accounts (with unrelated usernames/display names, using Anti-Detecting Browsers and new VPNs), I get banned when I set my social links.

I can post, make comments, and write DMs, but when I set my social links, I get suspended pretty quickly (within 24 hours).

I tried to use proxy domains (with 301 redirects) to my socials, but it was banned too.

So, currently, I see these two options:

1) Slightly change my usernames on socials (add "2", so to speak), but not sure whether it would not be detected, as well. Plus, I will lose my "perfect" usernames which I currently own.

2) Do a full rebranding (complete username change + display name change - a real pain in the ass if I'd have to do it on all platforms I use to keep it consistent) - but my concern is that maybe they analyze the contents of the socials, too?
(avatar, cover, page contents, website design of my homepage via snapshots, etc)

Does anyone have experience with doing (1) and/or (2)?

Or maybe you have other thoughts?

Thank you!

 

[IcaroAugusto]

They often flag those links, you should redirect those links or create something like linktree and create a new linktree every time you get banned.

Getting banned is inevitable when promoting things on reddit.

 

[Ashk881]

My original reddit account was suspended.

Now, when I create new accounts (with unrelated usernames/display names, using Anti-Detecting Browsers and new VPNs), I get banned when I set my social links.

I can post, make comments, and write DMs, but when I set my social links, I get suspended pretty quickly (within 24 hours).

I tried to use proxy domains (with 301 redirects) to my socials, but it was banned too.

So, currently, I see these two options:

1) Slightly change my usernames on socials (add "2", so to speak), but not sure whether it would not be detected, as well. Plus, I will lose my "perfect" usernames which I currently own.

2) Do a full rebranding (complete username change + display name change - a real pain in the ass if I'd have to do it on all platforms I use to keep it consistent) - but my concern is that maybe they analyze the contents of the socials, too?
(avatar, cover, page contents, website design of my homepage via snapshots, etc)

Does anyone have experience with doing (1) and/or (2)?

Or maybe you have other thoughts?

Thank you!

Yes, Theres a global blocklist of links associated with suspended accounts.
You should indeed try what Icaro has suggested, just put them on a linktree.

 

[GoSocial]

Use paid proxies and do not link accounts directly to affiliate offers

 

[mikekimby]

Thank you for all the advice!

Yeah, the brand-new Linktree is a part of the plan for both options, though:

- For (1): Reddit also allows to set direct links to Twitter/OnlyFans, and I think the profile would not be as effective if I set only Linktree (to find the OF link, in that case, users would have to make an additional click through Linktree). Plus, in theory, Reddit can analyze what links are set on Linktree and again - compare them to the list of blacklisted links associated with suspended accounts. That's why I also thought about a slight change in usernames on compromised links. However, again, I think that algo might be suspicious of "x.com/super-duper-user2" if he knows that "x.com/super-duper-user" was suspended. Does anyone have experience with a similar situation?

For (2): It seems to be a more reliable method, but in that case, I'd have to consider doing a full rebranding on all the platforms I use (10+) or live with inconsistency on my main platforms (Reddit/X/OF -vs- Others). That's why I thought about other options like redirect domains (but they didn't help). Maybe someone has other thoughts on how it can be achieved without doing a full rebranding?

Thank you!

 

[Kenobii]

Yes it does.
Use linktree instead. Or redirections.

 

[yoat]

My original reddit account was suspended.

Now, when I create new accounts (with unrelated usernames/display names, using Anti-Detecting Browsers and new VPNs), I get banned when I set my social links.

I can post, make comments, and write DMs, but when I set my social links, I get suspended pretty quickly (within 24 hours).

I tried to use proxy domains (with 301 redirects) to my socials, but it was banned too.

So, currently, I see these two options:

1) Slightly change my usernames on socials (add "2", so to speak), but not sure whether it would not be detected, as well. Plus, I will lose my "perfect" usernames which I currently own.

2) Do a full rebranding (complete username change + display name change - a real pain in the ass if I'd have to do it on all platforms I use to keep it consistent) - but my concern is that maybe they analyze the contents of the socials, too?
(avatar, cover, page contents, website design of my homepage via snapshots, etc)

Does anyone have experience with doing (1) and/or (2)?

Or maybe you have other thoughts?

Thank you!

How many accounts are you running? Cause run about 15 with the same links but its hard to scale to that point alot of accounts get shadowbanned

 

[mikekimby]

Yes it does.
Use linktree instead. Or redirections.

As I mentioned in my previous messages, an account with redirect domains got suspended quickly. So this method doesn't work.

 

[BuildMoreLinks]

You will have to go with option 2, reddit is becoming super smart these days!

 

[mikekimby]

How many accounts are you running? Cause run about 15 with the same links but its hard to scale to that point alot of accounts get shadowbanned

I'm not trying to run multiple accounts, and I'm not a "black hat" promoter.

I'm a geniune user who did a stupid mistake and got suspended.

Now I want to start from the beginning, but can't use my social links on newly created accounts - they all get suspended quickly.

So I'm trying to figure out the easiest way to solve this.

 

[jolamo]

If you are a genuine user doing one account & not breaking any rules - burn everything, walk away, start totally fresh. Do not reuse anything. Rebuild from scratch. It is more work in the short term but in the long term you will save big.

Reddit becomes more sophisticated each month. What worked yesterday won't work tomorrow. If you use something from a banned account & get away with it today, good chance Reddit will eventually add a filter in the future that will catch it and ban your rebuilt account.

 

[Arkoid]

Honestly everyone is saying that the block links but I think that's not true. I also do OFM and manage more than 1 model. With one of my models I got banned multiple times for uvt manipulation, by multiple times I mean like 20-30 times... Now I bought an aged account here and I'm not using uvs, I literally have the same link and no problem so far.

Then I have another model, I get banned daily with the suicide method (uvs and spam), and the main account lasts about 3 days every time, no uvs, no spam etc, maybe like 3 posts per day. The accounts are using the same proxy provider so I don't think that's the problem either. What I'm going to try is to create a new account and use it everyday for like 2 weeks without posting or adding any links, just upvoting a little bit, maybe a random comment etc. Then I will do like 2 posts per day for 2-3 days. And finally I will add my links, I think the account being aged and not having a bot behaviour since day 1 is the most important thing tbh

 

[tinyshorts]

Honestly everyone is saying that the block links but I think that's not true. I also do OFM and manage more than 1 model. With one of my models I got banned multiple times for uvt manipulation, by multiple times I mean like 20-30 times... Now I bought an aged account here and I'm not using uvs, I literally have the same link and no problem so far.

Then I have another model, I get banned daily with the suicide method (uvs and spam), and the main account lasts about 3 days every time, no uvs, no spam etc, maybe like 3 posts per day. The accounts are using the same proxy provider so I don't think that's the problem either. What I'm going to try is to create a new account and use it everyday for like 2 weeks without posting or adding any links, just upvoting a little bit, maybe a random comment etc. Then I will do like 2 posts per day for 2-3 days. And finally I will add my links, I think the account being aged and not having a bot behaviour since day 1 is the most important thing tbh

I've been banned for commenting too many times too quickly (4 comments in 24hr after a year of nothing) on an aged account, you're on the right path with warming up the accounts with browsing behavior. I'd recommend posting some comments and building karma (not in karma-farming specific subs) before posting links for best results. I've had mediocre results with residential proxies, even dedicated. Make sure you're able to see the reddit website normally with your setup, if you get the "Woah there partner!" screen then your setup is gonna get you banned.

 

[mikekimby]

If you are a genuine user doing one account & not breaking any rules - burn everything, walk away, start totally fresh. Do not reuse anything. Rebuild from scratch. It is more work in the short term but in the long term you will save big.

Reddit becomes more sophisticated each month. What worked yesterday won't work tomorrow. If you use something from a banned account & get away with it today, good chance Reddit will eventually add a filter in the future that will catch it and ban your rebuilt account.

Yeah, currently, that's the most reliable plan I have (I hate the idea of doing a full rebranding on all platforms because of that, though). Thanks for the advice.

 

[mikekimby]

Honestly everyone is saying that the block links but I think that's not true. I also do OFM and manage more than 1 model. With one of my models I got banned multiple times for uvt manipulation, by multiple times I mean like 20-30 times... Now I bought an aged account here and I'm not using uvs, I literally have the same link and no problem so far.

Then I have another model, I get banned daily with the suicide method (uvs and spam), and the main account lasts about 3 days every time, no uvs, no spam etc, maybe like 3 posts per day. The accounts are using the same proxy provider so I don't think that's the problem either. What I'm going to try is to create a new account and use it everyday for like 2 weeks without posting or adding any links, just upvoting a little bit, maybe a random comment etc. Then I will do like 2 posts per day for 2-3 days. And finally I will add my links, I think the account being aged and not having a bot behaviour since day 1 is the most important thing tbh

That's an interesting idea (with an aged account).

I also thought about it, but it seemed to me that if they have a blacklist of banned URLs, it will not work...

Thanks for sharing your experience!

 

[mikekimby]

PS: Today, I had a "response" to my big and honest appeal letter to Reddit admins.

Suspended with not a single word.

They built a popular and interesting platform, but, OMG, what kind of humans they are...