Banned for vote manipulation but never used it

I received a ban for upvote manipulation and rule breaking. Never reaciveved a warning or suspension first. But regardless I have never even did this or knew how to do it.

I appealed same day and got what I believe is the bot denied response. It’s been 3 days and am constantly appealing it,
But anyway I can prove to
Them I did not do it? Or just keep appealing?

Irishkittykat said:

I received a ban for upvote manipulation and rule breaking. Never reaciveved a warning or suspension first. But regardless I have never even did this or knew how to do it.

I appealed same day and got what I believe is the bot denied response. It’s been 3 days and am constantly appealing it,
But anyway I can prove to
Them I did not do it? Or just keep appealing?

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In the same boat. Did they give you links to the posts in questions?

How many refusals to reinstall the account you have already received? 1?

When I get reddit bans , I never get any response to any appeals, even on accounts where no rules are broken, they are crazy ban happy now

pythoninc said:

In the same boat. Did they give you links to the posts in questions?

How many refusals to reinstall the account you have already received? 1?

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No and just one

Yes they probably think that you are farming karma, and for that they give “upvote manipulations” bans as well. The best thing about that? Even if you appeal they won’t help you… Reddit got little complicated within the last year

Kiemash said:

Yes they probably think that you are farming karma, and for that they give “upvote manipulations” bans as well. The best thing about that? Even if you appeal they won’t help you… Reddit got little complicated within the last year

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What’s karma farming? I had over 1mil karma lol

I recently encountered the same situation. My account was 3 years old and the total karma was 500K. They shadowbanned without even giving a reason. My appeal was answered with a standard phrase that the ban was given lawfully without specifying the reason

jaydosss said:

When I get reddit bans , I never get any response to any appeals, even on accounts where no rules are broken, they are crazy ban happy now

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One time I got a response and they just denied me. Any other times, you can appeal 500 times, no response.

had the same issue 1 month ago...

no
it means somebody upvoted u multiple times
reddit never know they took ur consent or no

Irishkittykat said:

What’s karma farming? I had over 1mil karma lol

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I find it extremely unlikely that you had over 1 mil karma, yet you don't know what karma farming is. It's pretty hard to get to 1 mil without farming.

--- GPT response, because let's be honest here, you should have done this. ---

Karma farming on Reddit refers to the practice of intentionally posting content or comments designed to gain upvotes and, consequently, increase a user's karma score. Users might do this by:

1. **Posting Popular Memes**: Sharing trending memes that are likely to get a lot of upvotes.
2. **Creating Engaging Content**: Posting thought-provoking questions or interesting stories that encourage engagement.
3. **Commenting on Popular Threads**: Leaving clever or witty comments on high-traffic posts to attract upvotes.
4. **Participating in Contests**: Joining subreddits that have karma contests or challenges.

The goal is often to boost one's karma score, which can enhance visibility and credibility on the platform. However, excessive karma farming can lead to accusations of inauthentic behavior or spammy tactics.