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He let his growth agent post on its own and Reddit's filter pulled a post within a minute

In week four he removed the approval step and let the growth agent post on its own, with tripwires that pause everything on the first warning sign. Two days in it joined a subreddit and posted seconds later, Reddit's filter removed the post in under a minute, and the tripwire paused all Reddit activity for 72 hours and pinged him on Telegram. Weekly users grew from 37 to 64 over the same stretch.

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How it works

  1. Approval is removed
  2. Posting caps rise to 5 promo posts a day
  3. The agent joins a subreddit and posts seconds later
  4. Reddit's filter removes it in under a minute
  5. The tripwire pauses Reddit for 72 hours and pings him
  6. He lifts the pause from his phone

Why it’s worth knowing

The failure was tiny and instant, and the safety system treated it like a fire: everything stopped within a minute.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on reddit.com. See the original ↗

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