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The original was posted on /r/save3rdpartyapps by /u/fjfjgbjtjguf on 2023-09-14 05:53:50.
I have had this issue since at least May or June and was hoping that the Reddit API becoming paid would have some effect in slowing or stopping these accounts. Basically, every day, thousands of Reddit accounts are infested with DMs and follows from bot accounts with pictures of hot women, typically stolen from places like Instagram or Twitter (why the hell would anybody call it X?), inviting people to "surrender to passion" and to "Ask for personalized fantasies" on their *deep sigh* OnlyFans accounts. *deeply questioning how the human race got to this point*
I have tried blocking people from following me, which did stop them for a while, but now they are back in my DMs. I have no fucking clue on how to stop this other than to make a new Reddit account, which I am not doing considering that I have over 10,000 karma and a 3-year-old account, and don't want to lose any of that unless I absolutely have to. I tried to look up how to disable DMs and found an option which only allows chat requests from accounts older than 30 days, which seems perfect for my needs, until I realize that most of these accounts are 2 - 6 months old when they message me, and I don't want to lose my DMs altogether.
PLEASE SPEZZY DO SOMETHING.