5 signs an account is about to get flagged

Most suspensions don't come out of nowhere. They follow a pattern automated systems are tuned to catch. Here are the five signals we see most often.

1. A sudden burst of activity

A quiet account that starts posting a dozen times an hour looks automated. Ramp up slowly - a handful of comments a day for the first week.

2. Repeating the same link or phrase

Posting the same URL or copy across subreddits is the fastest way to trip spam filters.

• Vary your wording.
• Space posts out.
• Never mass-cross-post the same link.

3. Ignoring the account's history

An account that only ever discussed cooking suddenly promoting crypto reads as compromised. Stay near its established niches.

4. Skipping the security basics

Not changing the recovery email and password after purchase is both a security risk and a flagging risk if the previous owner logs in.

5. Karma farming

Low-effort reposts in karma subreddits are heavily policed. Contribute genuinely instead.

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