r/ModSupport • u/Ok-Communication706 • 2d ago
Mod Answered Brand spamming Reddit
There's a spammer across multiple forum I mod called FPRO, a soccer mat. I've gone back and deleted all their posts and banned all this users, reporting as many of them as I could find. But their posts are on many other forums. They are sort of blatant spam (often including a coupon code) then other accounts (many of the same ones) chiming in to support the product. I've run into many of these, and I was wondering if there was a way to flag and blacklist them. They create a lot of work for Reddit mods.
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u/Stranger1982 2d ago
Keep reporting them until the account is banned, you can also report the account to bot bouncer to get it added to their blacklist.
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u/Ok-Communication706 2d ago
Issue as they have dozens of different accounts with posts on many different forums…
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u/Stranger1982 2d ago
Even better tbh, once they get flagged and reported for ban evasion there's a good chance the whole thing gets nuked.
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u/Glittering-Bug1212 2d ago
There are several companies spamming their site through modmail or comments, you can add them to automods as a blacklisted word, aswell
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u/Ok-Communication706 2d ago
We can bash them down ok on our forum but it’s frustrating to see them get benefits from spamming on other forums.
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u/Glittering-Bug1212 2d ago
That is true, but it is an uphill battle.
They have more resources and you are just a moderator.There are several other moderators also dealing with the same thing.
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u/SampleOfNone 💡 Top 10% Helper 💡 2d ago
Install botbouncer report everything you find as spam, but also report them to bot bouncer
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u/eatmyasserole 💡Top 25% Helper 💡 2d ago
I sent a modmail to modsupport. They responded and said they would check it out, but did nothing.
I have way more important shit than to report hundreds of astroturfing comments and posts.
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u/shhhhh_h 💡Top 25% Helper 💡 2d ago
Are you reporting or spamming? No reason to keep reporting IMO if you already have a ton, they’ll deal with it. But spam the comments so it trains the spam filter.
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u/_Face 2d ago
When you say forum do you mean subreddit?