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Throttle a New Account to Beat Shadowban Filters

Throttle a New Account to Beat Shadowban Filters is a reddit & forums tactic for getting your first users: A fresh account commenting across many communities at high volume reads as a bot to Reddit and Twitter; instead, drip low-volume activity from a single community so you stay visible.

It's a strong fit for teams of almost any kind, and works especially well for any. As a reddit & forums play, plan for low effort and expect results to build gradually over time, all grounded in 1 linked primary source.

Reddit & forumsLow effortSlow

Why does reddit & forums work for this?

The filters flag the pattern of new account plus many communities plus high volume, regardless of content quality.

The exact steps (5)

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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Sources

Works for
Any / universal

Frequently asked

How is the "Throttle a New Account to Beat Shadowban Filters" 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 low effort, and results tend to be slow.
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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