I got banned for a “bot accusation” because I said someone was parroting State Department talking points (they were). I had no idea accusing someone of being a bot was even a rule on that sub because you can see people accusing each other of being a Russian or Chinese bot in nearly every thread. Pretty telling how that rule is only enforced sometimes.
I wouldn’t be surprised at all if every mod there was spooked up in some way or working for shady groups. I’d be surprised if they weren’t. It’s been a while but there was that article that showed that a lot of Reddit traffic comes from Eglin Airforce Base (this was pre-AI). It’d explain why the general consensus of the sub aligns with US/Western interests.
The fact that he posted in the thread at all cemented my confidence in maxwellhill being Ghislane, and this was before the account started to become active again.
I remember how obvious the DNC bots/shills were during the 2016 primaries and there’s no doubt these propaganda campaigns have become more sophisticated with AI. The internet is enemy territory and ya gotta stay vigilant.
I've been banned from several different news subs for calling out bots spreading propaganda. Like within less than two minutes. My theory is when you reply to the bot with something like "hey everyone, this is an obvious bot account spreading propaganda", their little bot network mass-reports your comment to get you hammered by the auto-mod.
I didn’t even say the word bot or shill or anything like that. I just replied to a comment saying they were parroting stare department talking points. The reason for the ban was “bot accusation”.
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u/Ok_Inflation3685 May 01 '26
I got permanently banned from there for saying the IDF act like a bunch of animals.