created by Pinkglittersparkles on 13/04/2020 at 15:48 UTC*
261 upvotes, 24 top-level comments (showing 24)
The sub (r/OurPresident), 100,000+ subs, is being controlled by one bad faith actor (u/lrlourpresident) who has turned the sub into purely anti-Biden, no use in voting trash.
There are 5 moderators for that sub, 3 of which have 0 karma (u/circlelightpark, u/primitiveraga, u/beeskneesleesjeans) and one of which was created 2 months ago (u/berniebrain).
Despite having 0 karma, they are listed as moderators of 8+ subs: r/AOC, r/DemocraticSocialism r/Democraticparty, r/PoliticalCoverage, r/Bernie r/Bernie_Sanders, r/Ilhan.
These subs are a coordinated campaign by one user (u/LRLourpresident) using 4 different alts as backup moderators in case he gets banned again (see below).
The sole moderator is deleting any comments that question his narrative of Biden<Trump, and is allowing posts to stay up that explicitly go against the subs’ own rules (only posts related to Bernie/AOC/Ilhan etc.).
30% of comments removed for pointing out LRL is posting misleading content:
https://www.removeddit.com/r/OurPresident/comments/g0358e/_/fn9b8a6/
https://www.removeddit.com/r/OurPresident/comments/fi55fc/_/fkgbghi/
https://www.removeddit.com/r/OurPresident/comments/g0358e/_/fn7osja/
50% of comments removed for calling out LRL for posting manipulative content:
Is there anything we can do to get the Admin involved to check the legitimacy of these accounts?
Edit #5: u/FThumb explains the reason why LRLOurPresident has 4 blank alts as mods. He was previously using u/chickenpeak to spam the front page and game the algorithm and it was banned for this behavior. https://www.reddit.com/r/SubredditDrama/comments/g0e3ma/rourpresident_mods_are_removing_any_comments_that/fn9ycd0/[2] As previously shown in this graph by u/Newtypeofshitposting https://imgur.com/a/advoJ[3]
Edit #6: u/LRLOurPresident’s MO is to also take over subs with good names and inactive or low activity moderators like r/President via r/redditrequest Once he becomes the primary moderator of a sub he will then spam them across Reddit and then AstroTurf the subs he’s in control of with content not related to the sub. He then deletes his posts asking to be named mod of these subs to hide his tracks.
Comment by HeroicPopsicle at 13/04/2020 at 16:04 UTC
26 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I have a small, small small feeling that contacting the Admins regarding political astroturfing on reddit isn't going to do a whole lot. You could try, but im guessing it wont change anything.
Remember, Just because Reddits content is user driven, doesn't mean the front page is.
Comment by Madam-Speaker at 14/04/2020 at 20:12 UTC
20 upvotes, 1 direct replies
The mod is either a foreign actor or a nefarious Donald supporter.
Comment by Pinkglittersparkles at 13/04/2020 at 15:51 UTC*
36 upvotes, 2 direct replies
SS: There’s something fishy going on in pro-Bernie progressive subs. There is only 1 real moderator with 4 appointed fake moderators, 3 of which had 0 karma before today, while the other one was created 2 months ago. And the 1 active moderator deletes anything that is pro-Biden, anti-Trump, but leaves up anti-Biden, anti-Democrat, pro-Trump rhetoric.
Edit: Here’s a thread where he deleted almost all the comments, but leaves up ones saying “I’ll take Trump over Biden” and “Nah, I’m voting Trump”:
https://www.removeddit.com/r/OurPresident/comments/g0358e/_/fn7osja/
Comment by Pinkglittersparkles at 13/04/2020 at 16:21 UTC
11 upvotes, 0 direct replies
u/newtypeofshitposting pointed out the vote manipulation going on by r/OurPresident 2 years ago in this post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/6ew75y/subreddit_moderators_are_manipulating_our_front
Comment by nueve at 14/04/2020 at 20:38 UTC
10 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Thank you for making this post. I noticed this a few days ago and had to unsubscribe from a few of the subs.
Comment by Canyousourcethatplz at 14/04/2020 at 19:27 UTC
12 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Yeah this smells like bad faith actors trying to manipulate the election again, just like in 2016. Admins needs to get on top of this shit!
Comment by revddit at 13/04/2020 at 15:50 UTC
5 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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Comment by [deleted] at 13/04/2020 at 15:54 UTC
9 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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Comment by isaid69again at 15/04/2020 at 12:59 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Good luck trying to convince people being manipulated that they are being manipulated.
Comment by yardaper at 15/04/2020 at 16:44 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I got suspended for 3 days from Reddit for calling him out as a Pro-Trump disinformation agent. He posts the same anti-Biden propaganda on so many different subs.
Comment by [deleted] at 15/04/2020 at 07:29 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I thought that sub was a pro Trump thing
Comment by jaydubbles at 15/04/2020 at 13:11 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
This isn't surprising. That sub is hot trash
Comment by Pinkglittersparkles at 13/04/2020 at 16:12 UTC*
3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
u/beeskneesleesjeans owner just posted a link 1 hour ago to drive up their karma score and then hid it from their profile after they were called out on r/subredditdrama and in various comments.
So right now it says they have 600 post karma and 0 comment karma after being a user for 150 days...
https://www.reveddit.com/y/Beeskneesleesjeans/?all=true&removal_status=all
Comment by Rtgatsby514 at 13/04/2020 at 15:52 UTC
4 upvotes, 3 direct replies
I dont know about contacting admins, but do you actually believe joe Biden is coherent?
Comment by AmateurEarthling at 15/04/2020 at 04:49 UTC
2 upvotes, 2 direct replies
No wonder everyone seems to hate me for going to Biden since he’s the only option now. I was and still am a full Bernie guy but fuck these people are doing the same thing Bernie would fight against.
Comment by Capt_Irk at 13/04/2020 at 16:02 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Pro Bernie subs are anti Biden? Shocking.
Comment by AutoModerator at 13/04/2020 at 15:48 UTC
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Comment by Pinkglittersparkles at 23/04/2020 at 20:44 UTC*
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Update:
This is especially concerning given that Reddit sells ads to companies that target users based on these subreddits.
Here are a list of posts calling out this user for manipulating reddit:
15 days ago https://www.removeddit.com/r/TheoryOfReddit/comments/fx5eac/shades_of_the_donald/
Comment by Pinkglittersparkles at 14/04/2020 at 23:03 UTC*
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
One of u/LRLOurPresident’s MO is to also take over subs with good names and inactive or low activity moderators like r/President via r/redditrequest.
If he becomes sole moderator he will then spam the sub across Reddit and then AstroTurf the subs he’s in control of with content not related to the sub. He then deletes his posts asking to be named mod of these subs to hide his tracks.
He will also create multiple accounts to promote his subs and posts across reddit in case he gets banned for this activity, which he was banned from r/politics under the username u/chickenpeak and many other subs.
Can anyone check his alt’s history for ban evasion? That could get him perma banned from reddit.
Comment by rodental at 13/04/2020 at 16:42 UTC
-1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
who has turned the sub into purely anti-Biden,
Seems like a smart guy. Fuck Biden and fuck every single person who supports him.
Comment by AutoModerator at 13/04/2020 at 15:48 UTC
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Comment by LPCPA at 13/04/2020 at 16:07 UTC
-1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Just curious, is this the best way for Biden people to get Bernie supporters to get on board ?
Comment by [deleted] at 13/04/2020 at 17:35 UTC
-4 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I've got one account. Voting is useless and supporting any of them is idiotic. Am I a shillbot? I guess ask my wife.