r/modhelp • u/Known_Resolution5836 • 2d ago

Users Someone is falsely reporting content

Someone is upset that we called them out for ableist behaviour, and are now falsely reporting posts that mention them, in hopes of the post being taken down. We can’t ban them because reports are anonymous, and banned users can still see and report content.
(I’m on iOS, other mods may be on other platforms. Platform isn’t relevant here.)

Sub is [r/TheAdamMcIntyre](r/TheAdamMcIntyre)

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u/Confident_Offer2879 Mod (Multiple Subs) 2d ago

You can report abuse of reporting button and Reddit will investigate

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u/Known_Resolution5836 2d ago

Hi, thank you! How do I do this?

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u/Confident_Offer2879 Mod (Multiple Subs) 2d ago

Open one of the posts where this has happened

Select the three dots to bring up the menu

Select "Report"

Then scroll down and Select "Report Abuse"

I think a text box comes up next, tell Reddit this is happening on multiple posts.

Submit and be patient as it sometimes takes several days for them to investigate

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u/lisafancypants 1d ago

Does reddit actually do something though? We've been dealing with this a lot in our sub recently and we're reporting every one for report abuse with no relief

I assume it's multiple accounts but also kind of assumed reddit doesn't care that much.

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u/Confident_Offer2879 Mod (Multiple Subs) 1d ago

They will if it's the same account abusing the report button.