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Reddit moderator shadow-banned for calling out spam in r/ClaudeAI

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A Reddit moderator for the r/ClaudeAI subreddit has reported being shadow-banned after attempting to call out spam in the community. The moderator claims their comment, which aimed to expose a promotional app, was hidden and downvoted by other users, pushing it to the top of the comment section only visible to themselves. This incident highlights concerns about content moderation and user experience within AI-focused online communities. AI

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Reddit moderator shadow-banned for calling out spam in r/ClaudeAI

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    🤖 A moderator in r/claudeai made this post and almost instantly the first comment was a promotion of some shitty app. I have been shadow banned from the sub bec

    🤖 A moderator in r/claudeai made this post and almost instantly the first comment was a promotion of some shitty app. I have been shadow banned from the sub because my comment does not appear outside of my account. The comment has been pushed to the top by downvoting all other co…

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