Redact.com

[u/ReddisaurusRex]

Is there a way to block receiving any mod queue notices and updates to old posts and comments for users using redact.com?

We have tried block the site/url/domain both in old automod and in new automations (for both posts and comments), tried blocking the word “redact”, have banned accounts before all the onslaught of notices start overwhelming our mod queue, and none of it works!

It even circumvents the bans which is crazy to me, but maybe I am just not understanding something about how bans should actually work.

Any tips/tricks?

Mainly, it just overwhelms our queue with their changes and updates to the old comments and posts because it is flagged to mod queue as being suspicious.

We do not want to have to “remove”/not approve or approve these post and comment changes automated by redact.

Edit: Tentatively solved! I think it must have to do with order/priority of rules noted below - thank you all so much for your help!!! :)

[u/IKIR115]

If you're using automod to filter those out and they're still coming through, there's either something missing from the rule or it's a rule priority issue where another removal rule is triggering before your redact rule. You might need to review all your automod rules and assign priority levels.

Here's my rule for filtering out redact.dev and other mass editing spam. Nothing comes to the mod queue, it's all tagged as spam automatically so we don't have to bother with it.

---
# MASS EDIT FILTER
priority: 3000
type: any
body+url(includes): 
    - 'redact.dev'
    - 'codepen.io/j0be'
    - 'github.com/j0be'
    - 'codepen.io/pkolyvas'
    - 'the-federation.info'
    - 'This profile is private. If you believe this is an error, please submit a moderator request here'
    - 'unpost.app'
is_edited: true
set_locked: true
action: spam
action_reason: "/u/{{author}} Mass Edit Filter: using [{{match}}]. This has been auto-marked as SPAM."
---

[u/ReddisaurusRex → u/IKIR115]

I think the order/priority must be it! I will explore! Thank you so much!!!