Reddit become much stricter about new accounts

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Hi all,
It feels like reddit has become much stricter over the last few months. Even genuine posts and comments from newer accounts seem to get very little visibility compared to before. Have you noticed the same thing? What has helped you build trust with new reddit accounts without running into constant restrictions?
 
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Yeah. I got one of my account banned and some how they track every account that I use even if new devices and new internet connection. Very annoying. It's like Reddit has banned for life from their platform
 
Yeah, I also observe that reddit has become much stricter. My 2-3 accounts are also banned, and hardly any new accounts survive the ban wave. Only quality content and genuine posts work when posted in accordance with the subreddit rules and don't having any external link or promotional content.
 
I have noticed the same. it seems like new accounts need more time to build trust now. What has helped me is staying active in a few communites , leaving geniune comments ,and avoiding posting too much too quickly. It takes a bit more patience, but it seems to work over time.
 
Yeah, definitely. New accounts seem to face stricter spam filters now, so building some genuine activity and karma before posting helps a lot.
 
I've noticed that too. What still works for me is letting my new account sit for about two weeks before I start commenting and building karma. Taking it slow definitely helps.
 
Yes it's true, I have also noticed the same thing. Reddit is definitely stricter with new accounts now than it used to be. What has worked best for me is taking it slow, staying active through normal discussions and avoiding links or anything promotional in the starting with a new account. Building natural posting history seems to make a big difference over time.
 
It’s not just stricter, it’s more automated now. New accounts need time, engagement, and normal behavior patterns before they get full visibility.
 
replyr said:
Yeah. I got one of my account banned and some how they track every account that I use even if new devices and new internet connection. Very annoying. It's like Reddit has banned for life from their platform
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Inu-yasha said:
Yeah, I also observe that reddit has become much stricter. My 2-3 accounts are also banned, and hardly any new accounts survive the ban wave. Only quality content and genuine posts work when posted in accordance with the subreddit rules and don't having any external link or promotional content.
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I would like to understand how you use your Reddit account. This info will help analyze how things currently work. Could you please let me know what device and IP you guys used?
 
iFreelancer said:
I would like to understand how you use your Reddit account. This info will help analyze how things currently work. Could you please let me know what device and IP you guys used?
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I got banned from one subreddit, then use multiple accounts to join it.

After that every other account on reddit get banned even if I don't join or see content from those subreddits.

Reddit basically told me to fuck off and banned me for life.
 
Yes, Reddit has definitely become more tight knit. My approach has been to organically age accounts and include legitimate comments along with posts in these accounts and start off with smaller subs before tackling competitive ones
 
replyr said:
I got banned from one subreddit, then use multiple accounts to join it.
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Ah! That's bad.

Next time, spend time to read the rules of the subreddit before you engage. It's kind of mandatory to do that.

I had a similar mistake, and I was banned by one subreddit, but it wasn't even my mistake, but I let it go. After an hour, 10 more subreddits banned me, and it made me furious. Then I chose to confront the mod about why you banned me when I didn't even interact with these in recent times. He patiently responded, "We have no issue with you, but "that" subreddit banned you, and this is the aftereffect as we are all connected," and then went back to the one who first banned me. I gave proof that I haven't done anything wrong; he agreed to that, and he said his high-level team took that decision. I can't do anything. After a few days, those 10 more subreddits unbanned me, but the one who did first remains. It's kind of unclear what's happening!
 
iFreelancer said:
Ah! That's bad.

Next time, spend time to read the rules of the subreddit before you engage. It's kind of mandatory to do that.

I had a similar mistake, and I was banned by one subreddit, but it wasn't even my mistake, but I let it go. After an hour, 10 more subreddits banned me, and it made me furious. Then I chose to confront the mod about why you banned me when I didn't even interact with these in recent times. He patiently responded, "We have no issue with you, but "that" subreddit banned you, and this is the aftereffect as we are all connected," and then went back to the one who first banned me. I gave proof that I haven't done anything wrong; he agreed to that, and he said his high-level team took that decision. I can't do anything. After a few days, those 10 more subreddits unbanned me, but the one who did first remains. It's kind of unclear what's happening!
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It's unclear how you got unbanned. Please explain in simple English
 
replyr said:
It's unclear how you got unbanned. Please explain in simple English
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One subreddit banned me for silly reason

About one hour later, around 10 other subreddits also banned me, even though I had not posted or commented there recently.

I contacted one of the moderators and asked why I was banned.

The moderator said another subreddit had banned me first, and the other bans were an automatic chain reaction because the subreddits are connected.

I then contacted the moderators of the first subreddit and showed them proof that I had not broken any rules.

He kind of agreed that I had done nothing wrong, but they said the decision was made by their higher-level moderation team and they could not change it.

A few days later, the other 10 subreddits removed my bans automatically.
 
iFreelancer said:
One subreddit banned me for silly reason

About one hour later, around 10 other subreddits also banned me, even though I had not posted or commented there recently.

I contacted one of the moderators and asked why I was banned.

The moderator said another subreddit had banned me first, and the other bans were an automatic chain reaction because the subreddits are connected.

I then contacted the moderators of the first subreddit and showed them proof that I had not broken any rules.

He kind of agreed that I had done nothing wrong, but they said the decision was made by their higher-level moderation team and they could not change it.

A few days later, the other 10 subreddits removed my bans automatically.
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that was pretty much how they banned people early last year. it seems like reddit is the one that banned you AND NOT THE mod, since they are using AI to moderate now, appealing is very rarely lifted. if your other accounts have posted in the past on the subreddts that your current account got banned, they retroactively take those dormant accounts and ban them.
 
live skeleton said:
Hi all,
It feels like reddit has become much stricter over the last few months. Even genuine posts and comments from newer accounts seem to get very little visibility compared to before. Have you noticed the same thing? What has helped you build trust with new reddit accounts without running into constant restrictions?
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Yes, they are getting strict. You have to adapt to their changes to survive.
 
You are not alone; Reddit has definitely cranked up its filters. To build trust with new accounts now, you need to focus on a slow "warm-up" period by posting high-quality, non-promotional comments in large, low-barrier subreddits (like r/AskReddit) and strictly avoiding any outbound links or repetitive actions for at least the first two weeks.
 
Yes. I am also facing similar issues for the last few weeks.

Whenever I am trying to login account then, it shows this error message: Something went wrong logging in. Please try again. (Error: 5f8ea6)

Is anyone also facing this same issue?
 
I'm opening like 7 new accounts each day right now - all manually.

No bots.

No automation..

It's not soo hard but I would not expect 100% of accounts to make it.

As I said in an earlier post here on BHW, follow the "Dont put all your eggs in one basket" rule
 
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