Reddit posting stopped working for me past week or so.

[pegasusborn]

No, I do a variety of high population subs. Each bot is designed to record all suggested subs (typically from the front page) and chose one at random to browse and/or upvote. For posts and comments, however, they are very targeted. My bots do not post or comment unless specifically instructed to. This is mixed in with "normal routines" in the hope that they will stay under the radar.

So, for example:

I see something on reddit that should be replied to. A redditor asks a question. I will then get the unique ID of the reddit comment and pass it to my 'Director Bot' (centralized bot launching program) and give it the instruction to reply to X comment with Y statement and then assign Z upvotes. What will happen is that the director bot will then choose an account and give it a special instruction to... (during the course of its normal routine) navigate itself to that sub/thread/comment, pretend like it just found this comment on accident and leave Y reply.

Then, over the course of the evening, as other bots stumble in one at a time, they will locate the comment that was left and upvote it (and/or reply with their own statement).

Its all about looking natural.

Hey VisualA,

Just a question. How long are your accounts 'online' on reddit for before making that comment.

I get the point about navigating using Reddit's own buttons instead of going straight for the permalink - that used to work, but I will need to have my bot scan shadowroot for the href to find the post i presume.

 

[pegasusborn]

0.9 recaptcha score and bans can still be a problem.

Haha, I had 80 accounts banned overnight - old accounts that are more than half a year old too. Will be working on recaptcha score and navigating organically from reddit home page.

 

[VisualA]

Hey VisualA,

Just a question. How long are your accounts 'online' on reddit for before making that comment.

I get the point about navigating using Reddit's own buttons instead of going straight for the permalink - that used to work, but I will need to have my bot scan shadowroot for the href to find the post i presume.

Accounts are 'online' for 15 minutes each, once per day with rotating days off. They are not on reddit for 100% of that 15 minute period, it is more like a max 15 minutes. When the browser activates, it brings up each tab (my bots are on a variety of sites) and those tabs are brought up in a random order so sometimes reddit is the first to be addressed and sometimes it is the last. When reddit is actually loaded onto a tab, the bot does not immediately log in. Reddit can see the bot because the bot still has cookies and identifiers from all the other times it has visited but instead of immediately log in, the bot will hang out on the main page or navigate to a high traffic sub and just scroll around. When the bot finally decides to log in it could be anywhere from 8 minutes to 12 minutes of log in time depending on when reddit came up in the que. And there is a mandatory 2 to 5 minute 'no log in' phase so what we are really looking at is 2 to 7 minute 'online' time.

I don't scan for shadowroot, I use playwright's locator function to look for the ID tag. I query the page passively and load it into a variable. The moment my bot arrives at that subthread, it knows exactly where that comment is hiding, even if it has to hit "Load more comments" multiple times.

Although I typically steer away from comments buried down chains just because I don't want to waste a lot of time pretending my bot is reading huge comment chains before it gets to where it needs to be so typically I will stick to the first three comment layers just because I don't want the bot to timeout if it is low on time.

 

[moonshine7000]

Accounts are 'online' for 15 minutes each, once per day with rotating days off. They are not on reddit for 100% of that 15 minute period, it is more like a max 15 minutes. When the browser activates, it brings up each tab (my bots are on a variety of sites) and those tabs are brought up in a random order so sometimes reddit is the first to be addressed and sometimes it is the last. When reddit is actually loaded onto a tab, the bot does not immediately log in. Reddit can see the bot because the bot still has cookies and identifiers from all the other times it has visited but instead of immediately log in, the bot will hang out on the main page or navigate to a high traffic sub and just scroll around. When the bot finally decides to log in it could be anywhere from 8 minutes to 12 minutes of log in time depending on when reddit came up in the que. And there is a mandatory 2 to 5 minute 'no log in' phase so what we are really looking at is 2 to 7 minute 'online' time.

I don't scan for shadowroot, I use playwright's locator function to look for the ID tag. I query the page passively and load it into a variable. The moment my bot arrives at that subthread, it knows exactly where that comment is hiding, even if it has to hit "Load more comments" multiple times.

Although I typically steer away from comments buried down chains just because I don't want to waste a lot of time pretending my bot is reading huge comment chains before it gets to where it needs to be so typically I will stick to the first three comment layers just because I don't want the bot to timeout if it is low on time.

Do you have a bot that scrapes users of a subreddit?

 

[lucax3]

I have four bots posting everyday for the last two months. No bans.

I use DolphinAnty and Iproxy, my code is python/playwright.

However I inject a high degree of randomness into my code. Elements to consider:

1: Possible click counting. If an account clicks the same number of times.

2: Possible navigation recording. If an account steps through the same path of links every time.

3: Possible pause watching. If an account pauses for the same length of time at specific pages.

4: Possible cookie activity, as some one else mentioned.

Knowing Reddit, I don't think they would ban accounts they were not 100% sure were botted. If they create the wrong criteria, something like that could quickly spiral out of control and ban hundreds of thousands of users across their entire site.

This is why I have gone to such lengths to inject human navigation behavior and insane amounts of randomness into my code. Even the 'Open image in new tab' is sometimes used because I want reddit to think I am just REALLY REALLY loving the image on this thread. Sometimes it even clicks on ads or follows a link on r/news to a news site and proceeds to scroll up and down the article.

Something I am doing seems to be paying off. Perhaps it is iproxy.

Honestly, I don't understand why people like you are still around. Are you just trying to make people waste more money? I had my doubts when you all started talking about automated browsers, but now that you've added your affiliate code, I'm even more convinced you should stop writing altogether.

 

[OFM_Revenue]

I have had some success with promoting on Reddit the past few months.

What I used to do was warm up the accounts for a day by commenting on niche subreddits I have an actual interest in, and leaving regular comments.

Now my accounts are instantly suspended on the first or second comment everytime.

I use a new mobile IP and incognito mode every time, it was working well for some months, but now it is not.

Anyone else experience this?

is this why the other users say reddit is such a bummer recently?

 

[Sebastian37]

Hello

I have had some success with promoting on Reddit the past few months.

What I used to do was warm up the accounts for a day by commenting on niche subreddits I have an actual interest in, and leaving regular comments.

Now my accounts are instantly suspended on the first or second comment everytime.

I use a new mobile IP and incognito mode every time, it was working well for some months, but now it is not.

Anyone else experience t

is this why the other users say reddit is such a bummer recently?

Yes I'm having the same problem. But I found some ways to make it work again. I'm new in here, i don't know how to send you a Dm, but if you can, Dm me and we can talk about this

 

[lucax3]

So, I've been experimenting with different recaptchav3 scores.

I noticed that recaptchav3 updates are made when:
a. you visit the home page (the recaptcha action is "homepage")
b. you visit a post (the recaptcha action is "post_detail")

Specifically, recaptchav3 updates are not visible (at least I did not spot them) when:
a. visiting a subreddit
b. upvoting/downvoting

I also noticed that there are no recaptcha updates when making a post or comment, even though the account gets banned depending on the recaptcha score 5 seconds after that. Probably, reddit calls for an assessment on their backend based on the recaptcha cookie.

I made something like 20 posts. I noticed that accounts that made the posts with recaptcha of 0.7 and above do not get banned. The post might get removed automatically by reddit though.

accounts with 0.3 and below (0.1) gets an immediate ban.

I check recaptcha score on https://antcpt.com/score_detector.

I found that recaptcha score increases when clearing a recaptchav2. The way I've triggered this is to visit Google.com and run a search. If the recaptcha score is 0.3 or below (even with quality residential IP that is not detected on ipinfo.io), you will get thrown a recaptchav2 (check box and clicking images of cars etc) before the search is process. Once you clear the recaptchav2, click on few search results spend some time browsing and recaptcha score will increase by one level usually.

I don't know what Reddit did - it is probably relying on recaptcha scores alot more. I think recaptchav3 has been around for a long time (i never really paid attention since it didn't really matter before October), but it seems to matter a whole lot more now.

I suppose time will need to be spent increasing recaptchav3 score - I'm researching and testing more automated ways.



If anyone has a clue - hope you guys can share openly as I have here. Its quite sad to see BHW turn into a forum of cryptic answers and peddling of services - hope it can become a forum to help marketers/botters share their research and time again.

Hi, your theory is really interesting, and I tested it. The first result on https://antcpt.com/score_detector is 0.7, and after a refresh, it reaches 0.9. I also simulate a Google search for safety and log into Reddit, but I’m still getting banned. So, it might help, but that doesn’t seem to be the main cause.

 

[lucax3]

Can you post with link?

I noticed this: when I enter Reddit, my score is 0.7, but when I leave, it drops to 0.3. Any explanation?

 

[dlyhai]

I noticed this: when I enter Reddit, my score is 0.7, but when I leave, it drops to 0.3. Any explanation?

Based on my test, score not connect ban, even i get 0.9, my account still banned.

 

[lucax3]

Has anyone managed to identify the issue?

 

[pegasusborn]

Hi, your theory is really interesting, and I tested it. The first result on https://antcpt.com/score_detector is 0.7, and after a refresh, it reaches 0.9. I also simulate a Google search for safety and log into Reddit, but I’m still getting banned. So, it might help, but that doesn’t seem to be the main cause.

Actually, your score will change very quickly depending on how you browse. It can drop from 0.9 to 0.1 with a few clicks on another website, in my experience.

If you did the check BEFORE searching on google, and then logging on to Reddit, your score may have dropped significantly.


For my test, I did a check IMMEDIATELY BEFORE making a comment, and then did another test IMMEDIATELY AFTER making the comment. (When I say immediately, I mean without any other actions in between on that browser profile). After making a test, I waited 2 to 3 minutes before making comment, and waiting a further 2 to 3 minutes before testing again.

 

[pegasusborn]

Based on my test, score not connect ban, even i get 0.9, my account still banned.

When you tested 0.9, did you do anything in between before making the comment or post?

 

[lucax3]

Actually, your score will change very quickly depending on how you browse. It can drop from 0.9 to 0.1 with a few clicks on another website, in my experience.

If you did the check BEFORE searching on google, and then logging on to Reddit, your score may have dropped significantly.


For my test, I did a check IMMEDIATELY BEFORE making a comment, and then did another test IMMEDIATELY AFTER making the comment. (When I say immediately, I mean without any other actions in between on that browser profile). After making a test, I waited 2 to 3 minutes before making comment, and waiting a further 2 to 3 minutes before testing again.

My test was done before entering Reddit, a round of comments, but I don't think it really matters. That's not the problem... at least I think so; it seems too easy to solve

 

[Salak4949]

I have had some success with promoting on Reddit the past few months.

What I used to do was warm up the accounts for a day by commenting on niche subreddits I have an actual interest in, and leaving regular comments.

Now my accounts are instantly suspended on the first or second comment everytime.

I use a new mobile IP and incognito mode every time, it was working well for some months, but now it is not.

Anyone else experience this?

Yeah i am experiencing this issue as well, why do you think this could be. I think its because the reddit devs are a little crazy lately, but i am not sure. If you ever find a solution please reply to my post so I know how to fix it too

 

[lucax3]

Yeah i am experiencing this issue as well, why do you think this could be. I think its because the reddit devs are a little crazy lately, but i am not sure. If you ever find a solution please reply to my post so I know how to fix it too

But do you use bots or manually? I've been working on it day and night. Manually, I have no problem, but when I set up automation, the bans start. I tried the automated Dolphin Browser, but it's a joke, something for kids

 

[VisualA]

Do you have a bot that scrapes users of a subreddit?

Not users, no. My interest has always been in upvote creation and comment creation.

 

[VisualA]

Honestly, I don't understand why people like you are still around. Are you just trying to make people waste more money? I had my doubts when you all started talking about automated browsers, but now that you've added your affiliate code, I'm even more convinced you should stop writing altogether.

Affiliate code? Where is my affiliate code?

 

[ESCROWService]

one major point of these accounts are missing on this topic

 

[ScrewPhilips]

But do you use bots or manually? I've been working on it day and night. Manually, I have no problem, but when I set up automation, the bans start. I tried the automated Dolphin Browser, but it's a joke, something for kids

How do you achieve that? I cannot achieve it even manually. Even though I follow all the instructions of warming up.

How do you customize your fingerprints? I use Incogniton and Gologin. Which browser core, languages, agent strings, fonts etc. do you set in your fingerprints, how do you modify it?
How would it affect my conspicuousness if I turn off: WebGL? Canvas? Any other parameter that I either should or shouldn't turn off/on?