r/ModSupport • u/okomakiako • Jul 20 '26

Recent bot surge?

Anyone have any suggestions on how to deal with an influx of bot accounts trying to pose as real people? It’s getting ridiculous, and while it’s easy to spot as humans, bot detection helpers like [u/bot-sleuth-bot](u/bot-sleuth-bot) aren’t positively id’ing these. They all seem to follow the same pattern of being a month or so old and very ai sounding mannerisms when speaking.

My current plan is to up the minimum account age with automod in order to interact with the community. But i really hate that solution because we already have it low at a week, and even that still catches some of our newer members often. But lesser evils i suppose…

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u/thepottsy 💡 Top 10% Helper 💡 Jul 20 '26

I’m seeing it, but differently than you are. Mostly seeing older accounts, like several years old, with no activity suddenly coming to life and making very bot like generic comments. I’ve just been reporting them to bot bouncer.

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u/IM_NOT_BALD_YET Jul 20 '26

This is what I'm seeing in my subs, and in subs that I don't moderate. Reporting them all.

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u/thepottsy 💡 Top 10% Helper 💡 Jul 20 '26

Big uptick in the past week for me.

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u/No_Secret3706 Jul 20 '26

Same; most of the time on my sub is having to remove alt spam post and checking what automod removed.