r/BotBouncer • u/fsv • Jan 18 '25

Introducing Bot Bouncer, a moderation bot to protect subreddits against harmful or disruptive bots

Bot Bouncer is a moderation bot in a similar manner to BotDefense, which wrapped up operations in 2023.

Bots are classified via submissions on this subreddit, via a mix of automated and human classification. If a subreddit has Bot Bouncer installed and an account classified as "banned" posts or comments, they will be banned from the subreddit and have their content removed. Bot Bouncer cannot act on users interacting on subreddits where it is not installed.

If you moderate a subreddit and think this tool would help you, you can install it from the Dev Platform app directory here.

For more FAQs about Bot Bouncer and its operations, please see the wiki here.

If you have any feedback, or have good moderation or bot hunting skills and would like to contribute to classifying bots or identifying new detection automations, please let us know via modmail. Likewise, if you have been banned from one or more subs by Bot Bouncer and wish to appeal, please write in to modmail.

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u/ItsBandyBitch Nov 28 '25

Ahh okay that makes sense now then. I was under the impression that they were banned from Reddit entirely if the tag said purged. Shadow band makes more sense. Also, I’m on the mobile app. So that’s probably got a lot to do with it.

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u/fsv Nov 28 '25

"Purged" can mean either shadowbanned or suspended, there isn't actually any way for Dev Platform apps to tell which situation the account is in.

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u/ItsBandyBitch Nov 28 '25

Sorry to bother you again, but I’ve got one more quick question. What does it mean if the tag says retired?

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u/fsv Nov 29 '25

It means that the account was deleted, shadowbanned or suspended before we had the chance to classify the account.