Vote Manipulation

https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110nhg7/vote_manipulation/

created by EncyclopaediaBot on 12/02/2023 at 19:06 UTC*

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This is strictly against the Reddit rules[1] and is one of the things that could earn you a Permaban. So what do we mean by Vote Manipulation? An experiment in vote manipulation[2] is interesting if a little elaborate. It can actually be as simple as:

1: https://www.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043066412

2: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheoryOfReddit/comments/pmqk28/i_bought_some_upvotes_out_of_sheer_curiosity_and/

• Asking people to vote up or down on certain posts or comments.
• Creating or using an Alt to upvote or award your own posts.
• Forming or joining a group or sub that votes together on a specific post or comment.
• Forming or joining a group or sub that votes together on a specific user's posts or comments.
• Using a bot or other automated process that crawls through Reddit to up or downvote particular posts or comments.

The Reddit Admins can see IP addresses, so if they see that several users all have the same IP address and are all busy upvoting each other, they may well suspect foul play. Don’t do it. It isn’t worth it.

• *See Also:**

• Alt[3]
• Ban[4]
• Banned[5]
• Introduction and Rules[6]
• Karma Farming[7]
• Karma Farms[8]
• Reddit Karma - Your Reddit XP[9]
• Spambots[10]

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