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Scale Reddit Across Multiple Accounts and Proxies to Dodge Bans

Scale Reddit Across Multiple Accounts and Proxies to Dodge Bans is a reddit & forums tactic for getting your first users: He documents scaling the strategy by spreading activity across multiple Reddit accounts behind proxies, while tracking which comments survive and which get removed, to grow traffic without tripping bans.

It's a strong fit for teams of almost any kind, and works especially well for Aggressive Reddit traffic operations (high risk). As a reddit & forums play, plan for high effort and expect results to arrive at a steady pace, all grounded in 1 linked primary source.

Reddit & forumsHigh effortMedium

Why does reddit & forums work for this?

Distributing activity across accounts and IPs avoids the per-account trust ceiling and limits the blast radius when one account gets banned.

The exact steps (4)

The full step-by-step this founder ran, what they posted, where, and in what order, plus the watch-outs, is part of the library.

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Frequently asked

How is the "Scale Reddit Across Multiple Accounts and Proxies to Dodge Bans" tactic verified?
It is drawn from 1 primary source — a real founder write-up or interview, not generic advice. It is linked in the Sources section above so you can read the original account yourself.
How much effort is it and how fast are results?
It is high effort, and results tend to be medium.
Where can I see the exact step-by-step?
The full step-by-step a founder ran, documented via Source — IndieHackers, is in the paid library.

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