Creating a new account after previous ban: will Reddit flag similar content even if reworded?

shredoftruth · Thursday at 2:18 AM

Probably a noob question but I've been seeing a lot of uncertainty about Reddit's actual ban system. If you take proper precautions (IP swap, clear device, warm slowly, etc.), but create a post similar in content to a post created by a banned account, will the account get banned? Or does the content of the post not matter (besides not breaking any rules of course), it's just the fingerprint that matters?

shredoftruth · Thursday at 2:20 AM

Also just to clarify, it's a shadowban (getting server error when trying to log in but no actual ban message from admins)

Also a couple another noob questions: is my IP permanently fried, like I will always have to use a proxy? And the same with the device ID. Any advice is appreciated, thanks!

curdoc · Thursday at 10:53 AM

shredoftruth said:
Also just to clarify, it's a shadowban (getting server error when trying to log in but no actual ban message from admins)

Also a couple another noob questions: is my IP permanently fried, like I will always have to use a proxy? And the same with the device ID. Any advice is appreciated, thanks!

I think that actually means the account is banned/disabled even if you never got a message. Try opening your profile while logged out or from another account and see if it shows normally/banned. That should give you a better idea of what happened.

T0uchMe · Thursday at 11:31 AM

shredoftruth said:
Probably a noob question but I've been seeing a lot of uncertainty about Reddit's actual ban system. If you take proper precautions (IP swap, clear device, warm slowly, etc.), but create a post similar in content to a post created by a banned account, will the account get banned? Or does the content of the post not matter (besides not breaking any rules of course), it's just the fingerprint that matters?

they can still catch it,
Even if you reword, same style + same type of post gets linked pretty easy. Fingerprint is the big one, but content patterns matter too.

shredoftruth · Friday at 12:58 AM

curdoc said:
I think that actually means the account is banned/disabled even if you never got a message. Try opening your profile while logged out or from another account and see if it shows normally/banned. That should give you a better idea of what happened.

it gives me "page not found" instead of saying "this account has been suspended", afaik that means a shadowban. i can receive chat messages but i can't send them

T0uchMe said:
they can still catch it,
Even if you reword, same style + same type of post gets linked pretty easy. Fingerprint is the big one, but content patterns matter too.

so i wouldn't be able to post on the same subreddit with the same overall message ever again?

Reputation Solutions · Friday at 10:56 AM

Content will continue to have weight despite having a different configuration for the account. Since reddit will take into consideration other factors aside from IP and device signals, rephrasing the same post on the new account will not automatically make it safe

Ksatriaseo · Friday at 1:49 PM

Rewording the post or changing your setup isn’t a safe workaround..

Reddit can treat a new account as ban evasion if it’s being used to get around a previous suspension..

orobo · Friday at 1:53 PM

If there’s brand mentions in text, they might be able to connect those 2. But generally you wouldn’t be able to start promoting with a new/fresh account right away anyways - you’re more likely to get flagged due to your acc not being strong enough rather than brand related kws.

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