Are moderator removals now leading to account bans?!

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Has anyone else noticed this?

I've been warming up Reddit accounts for a while. Some of them are over 10 years old with 3K+ combined post and comment karma. Most of my activity is just normal conversations in communities like cats, dogs, and other everyday topics. Nothing promotional or marketing related.

What I've noticed is that if a moderator removes just one comment, the account can suddenly end up banned, despite its age and reputation.

What is going on with Reddit lately? Has anyone else experienced this?
 
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Those shouldn't lead to bans unless you were already banned in the subreddit.
 
I haven't experienced that. I've had posts and comments removed before, but the accounts never got banned because of it.
 
Yeah, I've seen a few people mention this recently. I don't think the removed comment is actually what's getting the account banned, it just seems like it's the last thing that happens before Reddit takes action. Reddit looks at way more than just account age or karma. Things like posting patterns, IP/device history, account connections, and overall behaviour all seem to factor into its trust system. So even a 10 year old account with plenty of karma isn't necessarily safe if something else is raising flags. If it's happening across multiple accounts, I'd be trying to figure out what they all have in common rather than focusing on the removed comment itself.
 
I've noticed something similar. It feels like Reddit's automated systems have become much more aggressive over the past year. Account age and karma don't seem to carry nearly as much weight as they used to.

One removed comment usually shouldn't trigger a ban by itself.

I've definitely seen older, high-karma accounts get suspended for things that wouldn't have been an issue a few years ago.
 
Now a days generally posts are getting removed by reddit filter itself. Mods removal does not seems to be having that much affect, but reddit filter itself is getting too much strict. I saw on twitter a mod sharing a screenshot of posts being removed by filters before even subreddit mods can review them.
 
Reddit has been tightening its content moderation policies, and I’ve found that keeping an account in good standing without getting suspended is becoming increasingly difficult.
 
A single mod removal usually does not cause a ban on its own. It is more often the pattern of activity or community specific rules that trigger action. Sometimes older accounts still get flagged if behavior looks unusual for that subreddit even if the account itself seems strong, Keeping activity consistent and fully aligned with each community rues seems to help reduce issues.
 
it was always was mods can remove and report for spam which can lead to instant ban many times
 
That feels like the system is overreacting. Even if the removal itself isn't a ban, the system seem to flag patterns faster. Reddit's internal risk score seems to stack over time now, not just per incident.

did you have links in your profile? I've been banned for that before
 
different communities and platforms have different moderation systems, so the outcome depends on the severity of the issue and user behavior. I think removals is not the only issue, sometimes repeated violations of community rules also becomes the reason of account bans.
 
Sometimes one removed comment exposes the pattern of the account and then reddits system starts limiting the account. The ban usually comes from accumulated actions not a single mod action.
 
It seems like Reddit has been makoing more use of automatic signals lately, which means that account age and karma won’t shield you anymore. A single move by a moderator might lead to incresed surveillance, depending on how the patern of such moves plays out among several acounts.
 
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