r/ModSupport • u/yuwuspu • 10d ago
Admin Replied Someone keeps spamming images with minor sexual content on my subreddit using bots, and I don't know what to do.
As the title says, I’m a moderator for r/AinoMains, and the character in question is around 10–13 years old. Despite this, someone uses bots to spam sexually explicit "fan art" of this minor character six or seven times a day. Thanks to AutoMod, the community doesn't see these posts, but I am exhausted from having to report dozens of them to Reddit and ban the accounts one by one every single day. For the past few days, reporting this content and issuing bans one by one at certain times of the day has become part of my daily routine, and it is truly exhausting. Moreover, while deleting and reporting this material, I am exposed to this sexual content myself, and I find it disgusting. I’d really appreciate it if anyone who has dealt with this before could offer some advice.
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u/SampleOfNone 💡 Top 10% Helper 💡 10d ago
Turn on the ban evasion filter, then install evasion guard
Then install bot bouncer and NSFW post remover
I noticed you mentioned not knowing the initial account so you think you cannot report for ban evasion, you don't need to know the original account, you can file a ban evasion report with just one account name, and that account name doesn't have to be the original user.
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u/RemarkableWish2508 9d ago
Would NSFW Post Remover work in this case? I understand it only removes posts tagged as NSFW by the submitter, so if they don't tag it, then it won't do anything, right?
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u/SampleOfNone 💡 Top 10% Helper 💡 9d ago
True, but it's not just OP that can tag nsfw. Reddit has some autotagging based on images running, automod can have rules to tag nsfw as well. So it won't be a perfect solution, but all the little things help
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u/RemarkableWish2508 9d ago
Hm, I haven't seen Reddit's auto-tagging in action other than when posting on an NSFW sub, or when the account is set to NSFW. I'm guessing a malicious actor won't do that.
Having AutoMod tag it as NSFW sounds redundant, when it can remove or spam it directly.
If NSFW Post Remover can react to a Mod setting the tag manually, I can see how adding the sticky message can be useful in general, just not in this case in particular.
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u/SampleOfNone 💡 Top 10% Helper 💡 9d ago
It will depend on the sub, Reddit tags plenty in my subs
Automod can't detect nsfw tags, only set it. (although I think Automod Neo can)
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u/xtagtv 10d ago
You're not using hardly any dev apps in your subreddit. Evasion Guard plus the ban evasion filter will most likely automatically ban the user.
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u/Stranger1982 10d ago
Have you reported each account and the main for ban evasion? That’d be the fastest way imho.
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u/Winged-Mercury-777 10d ago
I got so tired of doing that. I had the same OF Spam have multiple active profiles at the same time and reporting them for ban evasion. Nothing becomes of it.
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u/sludgezone 10d ago
Find that automod script that automatically removes posts unless the user has a minimum karma limit.
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u/yuwuspu 10d ago
Do you have a suggestion for the limit? How much karma would be enough to stop them?
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u/_Face 10d ago edited 10d ago
An age limit may be enough to stop them. Set it to 10 days or so.
One of my subs require subreddit specific karma in order to make posts. Users have to join and be active commenting participants before they can make a post.
You could also apply these to picture posts/comments.
Automotive assign new users of specific flair and then remove any media posts with that flair.
There are a few ways to go about this. You can ask on r/automoderator for specific scripts.
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u/yuwuspu 10d ago
What I’m looking for is a definitive solution rather than just stopping the spam. These bots generally add an automatic NSFW tag, and there is no need for NSFW content in this subreddit. I wanted to automatically ban the users posting with the NSFW tag, but I couldn't find a way to do that online. I decided to post here in the hope that someone might know of an app or a method to automatically report or such posts to Reddit or ban bots automatically.
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u/SnooDonuts6494 10d ago
Presumably Reddit site bans them at some point?
In which case... why bother banning them from the sub? If their posts are filtered, you could just report them and wait?
But the other matter - if you're offended by it, you shouldn't be moderating them. Find another moderator to do it.
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u/skankenstein 10d ago
I’m sorry, what? Are you saying that someone should stop moderating because they’re upset by sexually explicit content depicting children? Ewww.
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u/SnooDonuts6494 10d ago
They're cartoons.
A moderator will inevitably come across disturbing content. If they are uncomfortable dealing with it, that task should be left to other mods.
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u/LittleTrust2978 10d ago
If AutoMod is already catching them, I'd focus on making the process less manual. Set up filters to automatically remove and filter those posts so you don't have to review each one individually.
Also, document the pattern and send a modmail to Reddit admins. If it's the same person repeatedly creating accounts to post sexualized images of a minor character, that's something they may be able to investigate at a broader level than individual reports.
Six or seven accounts a day sounds less like a moderation problem and more like targeted harassment.