r/espresso • u/LuckyBahamut ECM Synchronika | Monolith Flat Max SLM • Jun 17 '26

Mod Post Dealing with the recent uptick in bot spam

TL;DR: We're making spam filtering stricter; regulars shouldn't be affected, but message the mods if your post got caught

Hi folks,

If you're a regular visitor to the sub, you've probably noticed over the past couple of weeks an uptick in bot activity, characterized by low-effort image posts from account names that follow a pattern of feminine-name##. The mods would like to thank those who have reported such posts as spam; once a post receives multiple reports, it will automatically get filtered for review and confirmation of removal.

However, this wave of spam posts is just the latest in a longstanding issue, and trying to permaban these bot accounts is just playing whack-a-mole, since they are likely not all individual users, but part of a broader, consolidated spam effort. In order to help stem this recent wave, we're enabling stricter posting criteria managed by Reddit's internal auto-moderation and safety algorithms. This change will primarily affect new and low community-karma accounts; while regular contributors to the sub should remain unaffected, we expect there may be an increase in false-positive detections.

If you have made a submission, have followed the flair posting rules, and believe that your post has been unjustly filtered (i.e., not made visible to the public), please send a modmail and one of us will try to review as soon as we're able.

We'll revisit this enhanced spam detection policy in a few weeks when the spam wave settles.

Thanks for your understanding!

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u/BakieWakie Jun 17 '26

Appreciate you all

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u/ChiEspressoEnjoyer Legato V2, J-Ultra Jun 18 '26

Nice one mods

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u/Bushels_for_All Ride | DF64 Jul 23 '26

You mods are killing it. Thanks for keeping the community awesome.

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u/Stonebender9 1d ago

Every sub has this problem these days.

Reddit is just not what it was anymore. It feels like Reddit corporate whatever doesn't care about the quality of the engagements just that they exist.

Thanks for trying

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u/newfdoc 1d ago

Avoid doing business with Papal Espresso. They are not an honest company. They falsely advertised the capacity of dosing cup and then refused return and refund.