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by throw16180339 1101 days ago
Most large subreddits use AutoModerator and bots that remove posts or filter them for moderator review. Filtered posts are visible to the poster, from the poster's profile, or by moderators. Also, Reddit's spam filter automatically quarantines posts/comments which contain link shorteners and some other sites. None of these systems are apparent to end users unless your post is filtered or removed.

Here are some concrete examples of automatic post removals from my sub.

• Autoplaying Videos - e.g. TikTok

• Short Posts - e.g. discussions under 10 characters in length

• Vague Bodies - e.g. all emojis or punctuation, "lol", "see title", "this", "ty"

• Vague Titles - e.g. all emojis or punctuation, "Looking for...", "THIS", etc.