> Many subreddits use Mass Tagger[0] or other bots to automatically ban people who post in 'right-wing' or 'reactionary' subreddits. The criteria for being tagged is shakey at best.

Last time I used reddit (years ago), it was easy and ubiquitous to use many alt accounts and to switch between them using RES. Seems like it would just encourage people to use more alts.

It is — Reddit still doesn't require email verification — but I don't think the average user does.

To the average user it's inconvenient and either:

- has a chilling effect on what subreddits they participate in

- annoys users and dissuades them from participating in the banning subreddits

I suspect both are desired outcomes for Mass Tagger, regardless of 'collateral damage'.