Comment by AutoModerator on 11/02/2021 at 06:19 UTC

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Found regex match: brigading

It looks like you're asking about brigading. Brigading is when a group of users, generally outsiders to the targeted subreddit, "invade" a specific subreddit and flood it with posts, comments or downvotes, in order to troll, manipulate, or interfere with the targeted community. Your subreddit could be flooded by spam posts.

These are certain measures that can be taken, based on previous answers by our helpers:

Set up AutoMod[1] if you haven't yet. Add these rules: **(1)** Require a minimum age/karma[2] to post/comment **(2)** Send all posts to Mod Queue for moderator approval[3] before the posts appear in the subreddit.

1: https://www.reddit.com/wiki/automoderator

2: https://www.reddit.com/r/modhelp/comments/ki0fow/how_can_i_set_my_subreddit_settings_so_users_with/glclmtb/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

3: https://www.reddit.com/r/modhelp/comments/l8mrqe/what_is_the_best_way_to_not_show_any_post_in_a/gldc5z6/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

Adjust Crowd Control to Strict[4]. These settings are found at: `Mod Tools Hub > Safety and Privacy > Adjust Crowd Control`. This feature is being rolled out to all subs early 2021. If you lack this option, request it over at r/modsupport, which Reddit admins read.

4: https://www.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/e8vl4d/announcing_the_crowd_control_beta/

Get a general anti-spam bot. Invite u/BotDefense (info[5]) or u/BotTerminator (info[6]) as moderators (howto[7]) with permissions over `Posts` and `Access`.

5: https://www.reddit.com/r/BotDefense/wiki/index

6: https://www.reddit.com/r/modhelp/comments/e0qt8f/introducing_ubotterminator/

7: https://mods.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002988131-Moderators-and-Permissions

Consider using u/Saferbot (info[8]) or u/Safestbot (info[9], , where to put code[10]) as moderators (howto[11]) to stop brigading. Either bot will stop and ban anyone who has posted on the brigading sub from posting on your sub. u/Safestbot can be configured by moderators themselves using the same format at AutoMod. (**NOTE**: If the brigading subreddit is *private*, these bots cannot work. If some of your users also post in the other sub, maybe not a good idea.)

8: https://www.reddit.com/r/Saferbot/wiki/introduction

9: https://www.reddit.com/r/safestbot/wiki/tutorial/config

10: https://www.reddit.com/r/ModSupport/comments/j2w1kt/limiting_weekly_posts_of_a_user/g79ddpj/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

11: https://mods.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002988131-Moderators-and-Permissions

If you moderate several subreddits that are being spammed by the same accounts, get the "**Moderation Toolbox for Reddit[12]**" browser extension for Chrome or Firefox. Go to the `Mod Button` in the settings. Add every subreddit you moderate to `Saved subs (for quick access)`. When you mouse over someone's name to ban them, simply check every box and hit `ban`.

12: https://www.reddit.com/r/toolbox/comments/l9b4wi/release_v550_witty_wildebeest/

Ask for help from the Moderator Reserves[13].

13: https://www.reddit.com/r/ModSupport/wiki/moderatorreserves

Contact the mods of the subreddit that is brigading you to inform then that this is happening. Mods can shut down any brigading posts on their subreddit, but cannot stop their members from creating another accounts to spam.

Read r/modguide's post on Dealing with Rapid Growth[14] for more tips.

14: https://www.reddit.com/r/modguide/comments/dzsodf/dealing_with_the_rapid_growth_of_a_subreddit/

Q&A about AutoModerator and spam rules[15] on r/automoderator and about spam in general[16] here.

15: https://www.reddit.com/r/AutoModerator/search?q=spam&restrict_sr=1&sort=new

16: https://www.reddit.com/r/modhelp/search?q=spam&restrict_sr=1&sort=new

Downvote-brigading cannot be stopped. Please report vote manipulation and brigading over at r/modsupport and to Reddit admins[17]. Please be polite, you are more likely to get help.

17: https://www.reddit.com/r/ModSupport/wiki/report-forms

Example: Week of Jan-25 to Jan-31, 2021: 3 reports of WallStreetBets members brigading other subs, see here[18], here[19] and this one where mods of 2 subs share what worked for them[20].*

18: https://www.reddit.com/r/modhelp/comments/l6k45z/inadvertent_brigading_of_roptions_when/

19: https://www.reddit.com/r/modhelp/comments/l6u3cy/help_wallstreetbets_people_flooding_rsilverbugs/

20: https://www.reddit.com/r/modhelp/comments/l91jl7/just_getting_hammered_on_ramc_by_wsb_dinks_is/

You should be using Mod Tools in a **desktop browser**, NOT via a mobile app, for best results. *(Limited stopgap: mobile browser on desktop view.)*

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