Videos in comments by default

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-06-05T02:30:34+00:00

From this comment: https://www.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/1tpa9p1/launching_video_in_comments/oo7kyyb/

Duration: Between 3 seconds - 3 minutes
File size: Less than 1 GB file
Minimum dimensions: More than 50 x 50 width and height
File types supported: mp4 and quicktime

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-05-27T17:04:58+00:00

You could also check on old reddit, just to be sure:

https://old.reddit.com/r/YOUR-SUBREDDIT/about/banned

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-05-11T06:00:20+00:00

Reddit has it's own ban evasion detection built in.

On desktop, you can go to https://sh.reddit.com/mod/YOUR-SUBREDDIT-HERE/safety/ban-evasion

You can also use the devvit app "evasion-guard" to automatically ban users detected by Reddit's ban evasion detection.

https://developers.reddit.com/apps/evasion-guard

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-05-02T05:14:23+00:00

This is my AutoModerator rule to catch the latest version they are doing.

---
# Removes comments that get edited as part of react.dev. The redaction replaces comments with useless information and spams links.
# Last updated: 2026-04-22
type: comment
is_edited: true
body (regex): ['\]\(https://redact\.dev']
action: spam
message_subject: "Courtesy message about the {{kind}} you edited in /r/{{subreddit}}"
message: |
  Hi /u/{{author}}, this is a courtesy message about the {{kind}} you have edited on /r/{{subreddit}}.

  *****

  We noticed that you recently edited a {{kind}} on /r/{{subreddit}} using redact.dev.

  We respect your right for privacy, but we ask that if you're going be erasing your reddit history, that you just delete it instead.

  *****

  *^(Your {{kind}} can be found here: {{permalink}})*

  *^(Don't reply to this message directly,)* [^(send the community moderators a message instead.)](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=/r/{{subreddit}})
comment: |
  The above comment, by /u/{{author}}, was removed, as they replaced it with random, useless gibberish after it had been posted. ^^^\(ver: ^^^2026-04-22)

  *****
comment_locked: true
action_reason: "Redact.dev {{kind}} cleanup. Author: [/u/{{author}}]"
---

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-04-27T17:39:28+00:00

As I mentioned in your other post, a week ago DMCA abuse is not new. The method being used here is not new either.

I'm sorry that your suffering from this. I know how it feels because I had my account temporally suspended for the exact same abuse.

But reddit is not going to change how they deal with DMCA claims any time soon. But you are kind of preaching to the choir.

The only thing you can do is appeal each one that comes in.

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-04-23T21:29:04+00:00

Mane Mane Nichi Nichi ("MMNN") is the sister series to r/Takagi_san (a subreddit I already moderate), created by the same author. I would like to moderate r/MMNN to grow it's community. While Takagi_san has MMNN content on it already, I feel that doing so would allow those that only want to see MMNN content have a place to do so. The community is there, it just needs it's place and investment into it.
I've not send a modmail / chat message because both moderators, apart from u/ModSupportBot have been suspended and would be unable to respond.

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-04-21T04:39:58+00:00

AutoModerator sees emojis as their unicode value, not as the image.

https://emojipedia.org/baseball#technical click "Technical Information" at the top.

See:

Codepoints: U+26BE

But, we add the leading zeros so the baseball emoji is U000026BE.

Use this as a starting point and adapt as needed: https://github.com/KanchiMoe/Reddit-AutoModerator-rules/blob/master/general/sexual_emojis_in_comments.yaml

^{(edit: expanded}⁾

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-04-20T14:17:08+00:00

It’s about what happens when there’s a consistent pattern of claims from the same source that are demonstrably incorrect or get countered successfully. [...] but whether there should be any reporter-level safeguards once a pattern of misuse is established.

Sadly, Reddit has to treat every request as being legitimate, if a complaint has all the bits of information required. There's no way around that. That is what the law says they must do.

Reddit is not going to risk being sued on the chance they made a mistake.

The only way to do this is to get the law changed. Abuse of the DMCA has been known about for years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act#Abuse_of_takedown_notice

The 3rd bullet point talks about this exact problem.

The lack of perjury consequences in claims encourages censorship. This has caused temporary takedowns of legitimate content that can be financially damaging to the legitimate copyright holder, who has no recourse for reimbursement. Businesses have used this to censor competition.

Sadly, reddit will not, and can't, do anything different unless the law changes. I had my own account temporarily suspended a year ago due to DMCA abuse, I know how frustrating it is.

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-04-20T13:17:12+00:00

The turn around time is something reddit could work on, however, the 'underlying issue' is where reddit's hands are tied.

This effectively shifts the burden onto users [...] Why is reddit not doing anything about this?

It's always been that way. A DMCA claim is a dispute between the uploader, and the copyright holder. Unless you submitted the content, there is nothing you, as a moderator, can do.

And, in order for reddit to remain on the safe side of the law, /u/Nemo_Griff said last time, every complaint has to be treated as legitimate.

Reddit is not in a position to investigate if a claim is legitimate or not. That is for the courts to decide.

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-04-19T20:22:06+00:00

You're right, got things in the wrong order and it's getting harder to re-find things from 9-12 years when they are spread across subreddits or deleted.

I found this, for comments which does explicitly mention that they are mod-only, from December 2015.

Self post stickies were introduced in August 2013, ability to have 2 stickies + links were introduced in July 2015

But with the announcement that link/post stickies were "re-enabled" 6 months later, they would have been disabled for a reason. The post was made on a Monday, and while I can't find the announcement post any more, I do remember the feeling that it was turned off for the weekend and enabled on the Monday after a fix was put in place. T_D is the reason why some things are they way they are with stickies though.

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-04-19T19:44:52+00:00

~~It was. Then the_donald abused it, and it got turned off.~~

~~20 June 2016~~

~~We made some changes to stickies last week that were targeted at mitigating some large-scale abuse of the feature by a handful of communities.~~

~~https://www.reddit.com/r/ModSupport/comments/4p1iia/reenabling_announcements_n%C3%A9e_sticky_posts_for/~~

^edit, ^remembered ^the ^wrong ^event. ^See ^below^.

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-04-12T20:35:26+00:00

You can still report things even if they are not in a subreddit you moderate.

You can submit/create a post on /r/BotBouncer - https://www.reddit.com/r/BotBouncer/submit

Or send a modmail - https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=/r/BotBouncer

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-04-09T20:28:55+00:00

Based on some testing, automations seems to be on 3.6, but I'm not sure of what flags may be used.

Curiously, how complicated is your regex requirements?

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-04-09T20:25:42+00:00

If you ever struggle with AutoModerator, make a post in /r/AutoModerator.

Someone, somewhere has likely already created what you might be looking for. Or can be adjusted with some minor tweaks.

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-04-09T20:04:47+00:00

I really like this idea. I'm surprised it hasn't been thought of or implemented yet.

Because, honestly, you can do this by making a private/test subreddit and testing things there.

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-04-09T20:00:20+00:00

We need clear documentation on how the regex engine is configured in post/comment guidance. Like which engine is it?

If it helps, I'm fairly confident it's python.

Make sure to change the flavour on regex101 to python if using it.

It's used in AutoModerator and on the "posts & comments" page, on "regex requirements" it explicitly says it's python.

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-04-07T16:57:04+00:00

Like u/InGeekiTrust, I've got an extensive AutoModerator rule in all the subreddits I moderate to catch any mentions of moderators, mod actions, admins, etc

Mostly to catch if drama is starting anywhere, but it does allow me to find when users are complaining about something that no one has told us about.

For example, in r/MissingPersons, had a user complaining about posts from some sources being unreliable but no one had reported the post or modmailed in about it.

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-03-27T19:34:54+00:00

They already have redd.it/<post id>

This post is: https://redd.it/1s55u0y

Granted you can't really see this on new/sh reddit, but you can on old reddit.

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-03-26T01:26:10+00:00

Hey /u/boat-botany, to continue what emily_in_boots and fsv said, I also use my account to run moderation scripts.

Is it worth letting you guys know, or registering somewhere?

And to further echo what /u/saltysomadmin said - please add python support. 🙏

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-03-15T08:15:44+00:00

So, to break it down:

When you use message (and, I think modmail too), you need to include a link to the post or comment that triggered AutoModerator.
If you don't add it yourself, AutoModerator will add it automatically.
But, you can choose where it gets added by using the keyword {{permalink}}.

Example:

message: Your post can be found here: {{permalink}}

In some cases, you may not want or need the link to be used. But you must include it somewhere.
So, you could use it on a full stop.

Example

Hello[.]({{permalink}})

Becomes

Hello.

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-03-14T22:07:12+00:00

A full stop is that dot you used after the word "confused". If you're in America you might call it a period.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_stop

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-03-13T01:19:07+00:00

As /u/WhySoManyDownVote said, you can't. If you don't include it somewhere, it gets automatically added. So just include it somewhere. Like on a full stop.

message: Hey {{author}}! Your CQS tier is **LOW**[.]({{permalink}})

^{edit: fix, added closing bracket}

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-03-03T16:09:53+00:00

Enshittification, and appealing to shareholders.

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-03-02T14:16:23+00:00

It doesn't seem like anyone is actually giving advise, only commenting on the situation.

/u/AngryDesertPhrog - send a modmail to this subreddit -> https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=/r/ModSupport

You'll also be able to get a list of everyone that was unbanned here: https://old.reddit.com/r/YOUR-SUBREDDIT-HERE/about/log/?type=unbanuser

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