Dedicated bot controlled karma farm subreddits
I've noticed several recently created subreddits that seem to be bot controlled, dedicated karma farms for bots. The bots all appear to be young "vampire" themed girl accounts.
Some posts will have a large number of comments, but none of them are visible. E.g. 160 comments, 3.2k karma, no comments visible: https://www.reddit.com/r/gothbutcute/comments/1t6nvtn/whats_my_score_on_the_cute_test/
https://www.reddit.com/r/VampsOnly/ - created may 2nd
https://www.reddit.com/r/ootdspam/ - created may 2nd
https://www.reddit.com/r/itsmyselfie/ - created may 2nd
https://www.reddit.com/r/altbutcute/ - created may 2nd
https://www.reddit.com/r/gothbutcute/ - created apr 12th
The only accounts posting there, with vampire/goth "slogans" on the profiles:
https://www.reddit.com/user/floatysass/ - "i don’t sell!! i simply haunt 🦇"
https://www.reddit.com/user/spicyquirky/ - "professional introvert 🧃"
https://www.reddit.com/user/snackflirt/ - "Drink only sugar free blood 🧛🏻♀️"
https://www.reddit.com/user/winkquirky/ - "addicted to eyeliner 😭"
The 'simply haunt' phrase was shared by two other accounts I noticed that used stolen photos. These also HAD a ton of young goth girl photos, but deleted almost everything after being called out. It seems that when they get called out, they delete all comments, but the karma obviously remains.
https://www.reddit.com/user/wooktookpook/ - "don’t sell, i simply haunt 🧛🏻♀️"
https://www.reddit.com/user/Otherwise-Aspect7523/ - "i don’t sell!! i simply haunt 🦇"
I think it's noteworthy that bots are creating entire subreddit ecosystems to generate karma - that way, the chance of being reported is lower.