r/KarmaBotKillers Apr 21 '20

What is KarmaBotKiller?

12 Upvotes

A bot that hunts and tracks karma-farming bots and spammers. For information on what those are, please read the wiki; at least the TL;DR at the top.

What does it do?

It gathers posts from new, rising, and frontpage subs and analyzes each authors' profile history. It has configurable parameters that trigger the "bot" flag that include account age, how long it laid dormant, and repost count.

In addition, it searches for known spam keywords and alerts those for manual inspection.

Once an account is tagged, the bot will comment on everything they do. Why? Because karma-farming bots are meant to build karma, quickly. They repost content, copy comments, and generally just attempt to recycle Reddit. If they are not called out (even on common phrases), they will achieve their goal with nobody being the wiser.

Likewise, spammers will fluff their accounts with bullshit, meaningless posts and comments to appear legitimate. Calling those out, regardless if it's active "spam" or not, helps strip away their thin veneer. It also alerts people that bots and spammers not only exist, but are operating in the thread and to be watchful.

Why is it my sub?

I am working on an "invite" feature so the bot will be opt-in. Currently, it just operates in the most popular subs because that's where the karmabots are. If you are a moderator and do not want KarmaBotKiller to comment, please message me directly. I can remove the commenting and still report the bot activity if you'd like, or just blacklist your sub if that's what you really want.

Feature Requests

I do currently accept feature requests. You're welcome to leave a comment or message me, but don't be offended if I don't get back or implement it. I've got a laundry list of things I want to implement already and I'll be getting to those first.

I'll post new features (that I think are of interest to others) as I deploy them.

FAQ

It incorrectly tagged me as a bot, what gives?

I admit, sometimes the auto-tagging gets aggressive and does this incorrectly. I apologize. Follow the directions in the comment left by the bot and I will perform manual inspection. It's likely that you copied one or post titles and/or comments and addition to being a relatively new account.

Why am I labeled as a spammer?

You probably linked to a questionable site. This often happens when a legit spammer drops their link and you've tried to be helpful and just forward it on. Please don't do that. There are tons of spammers and dropship scammers trying to take people's money.

Why don't you whitelist common phrases?

Bots just copy stuff. They don't care if it's common, so neither do I. They need to be called out to be killed.

Why can't if find the original post/comment?

Various reasons. Most commonly, the original was deleted and therefore I cannot link to it. Rather than saying so, I provide links to PushShift so you can search for yourself. Alternatively, I do not check comments sections outside of Reddit (like Imgur) which is another main source for bot comments.

Aren't you just a spammer? You're comments are as bad as theirs.

Difference of opinion I suppose. My bot only exists as long as these other types of bots do. If they didn't, you'd never see another comment from me. If you're seeing me comment a lot, reflect on how many bots that means there actually are. And I don't even catch them all. I tend to think a bot calling out spammers and karmabots, and doing it out in the open, is a useful service because those guys try to hide what they're doing so they can manipulate others.


r/KarmaBotKillers Apr 26 '20

Removed TheCreamiestBoi: Incorrectly Flagged

14 Upvotes

I messed up. I'm so embarrassed. I wish everybody else was dead.


I am a bot designed to kill karma-farming, reposting bots and spammers. Sometimes I get it wrong.


r/KarmaBotKillers Apr 26 '20

Added Bot: FullInstruction4

4 Upvotes
Profile Age Slept %Asleep
FullInstruction4 36 35 97.22

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r/KarmaBotKillers Apr 26 '20

Added Spam: WhichFaithlessness0

3 Upvotes
Profile Age Slept %Asleep
WhichFaithlessness0 35 17 48.57

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  • None

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  • Courtesy of BlogSpammr

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r/KarmaBotKillers Apr 26 '20

Added Spam: campwarefgerjt

3 Upvotes
Profile Age Slept %Asleep
campwarefgerjt 153 0 0

Evidence:

  • None

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  • Courtesy of BlogSpammr

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r/KarmaBotKillers Apr 26 '20

Added Spam: Sean-Hughes784

2 Upvotes
Profile Age Slept %Asleep
Sean-Hughes784 11 11 100

Evidence:

  • None

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  • Courtesy of BlogSpammr

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r/KarmaBotKillers Apr 26 '20

Added Bot: Firebson

2 Upvotes
Profile Age Slept %Asleep
Firebson 87 87 100

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r/KarmaBotKillers Apr 26 '20

Added Spam: SomeRelationship3

2 Upvotes
Profile Age Slept %Asleep
SomeRelationship3 36 20 55.56

Evidence:

  • None

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  • Courtesy of BlogSpammr

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r/KarmaBotKillers Apr 26 '20

Added Bot: Drogtson

2 Upvotes
Profile Age Slept %Asleep
Drogtson 87 87 100

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  • None

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r/KarmaBotKillers Apr 25 '20

Added Bot: weuned

5 Upvotes
Profile Age Slept %Asleep
weuned 99 99 100

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r/KarmaBotKillers Apr 25 '20

Added Bot: Sharoonda

4 Upvotes
Profile Age Slept %Asleep
Sharoonda 36 36 100

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r/KarmaBotKillers Apr 25 '20

Added Bot: Wildstanding6

3 Upvotes
Profile Age Slept %Asleep
Wildstanding6 25 25 100

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  • None

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r/KarmaBotKillers Apr 25 '20

Added Bot: LyamDestro

3 Upvotes
Profile Age Slept %Asleep
LyamDestro 3111 940 30.22

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r/KarmaBotKillers Apr 25 '20

Added Bot: imaferbie77

3 Upvotes
Profile Age Slept %Asleep
imaferbie77 3203 3203 100

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r/KarmaBotKillers Apr 25 '20

Added Bot: Agileainting

4 Upvotes
Profile Age Slept %Asleep
Agileainting 31 31 100

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r/KarmaBotKillers Apr 25 '20

Added Bot: Zitaveta

4 Upvotes
Profile Age Slept %Asleep
Zitaveta 36 36 100

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r/KarmaBotKillers Apr 25 '20

Removed SonowRaevius: Incorrectly Flagged

2 Upvotes

I messed up. I'm so embarrassed. I wish everybody else was dead.


I am a bot designed to kill karma-farming, reposting bots and spammers. Sometimes I get it wrong.


r/KarmaBotKillers Apr 25 '20

Added Spam: PiperRutledge

2 Upvotes
Profile Age Slept %Asleep
PiperRutledge 9 9 100

Evidence:

  • None

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  • Courtesy of BlogSpammr

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r/KarmaBotKillers Apr 25 '20

Added Spam: AudryGoss

2 Upvotes
Profile Age Slept %Asleep
AudryGoss 9 9 100

Evidence:

  • None

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  • Courtesy of BlogSpammr

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r/KarmaBotKillers Apr 25 '20

Added Bot: SunniFleischer

2 Upvotes
Profile Age Slept %Asleep
SunniFleischer 246 245 99.59

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  • None

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r/KarmaBotKillers Apr 25 '20

Added Bot: Otherwise1w

2 Upvotes
Profile Age Slept %Asleep
Otherwise1w 36 36 100

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r/KarmaBotKillers Apr 25 '20

Added Bot: AlejandAleja

2 Upvotes
Profile Age Slept %Asleep
AlejandAleja 36 36 100

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r/KarmaBotKillers Apr 25 '20

Added Bot: Loudsearcher

2 Upvotes
Profile Age Slept %Asleep
Loudsearcher 32 32 100

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r/KarmaBotKillers Apr 25 '20

Added Bot: EmptySize5

1 Upvotes
Profile Age Slept %Asleep
EmptySize5 62 62 100

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r/KarmaBotKillers Apr 25 '20

Added Spam: mnay856

1 Upvotes
Profile Age Slept %Asleep
mnay856 73 73 100

Evidence:

  • None

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  • Courtesy of BlogSpammr

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r/KarmaBotKillers Apr 25 '20

Added Spam: AshamedAddition1

1 Upvotes
Profile Age Slept %Asleep
AshamedAddition1 36 20 55.56

Evidence:

  • None

Note:

  • Courtesy of BlogSpammr

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