I have uncovered a large number of accounts engaged in signal boosting various political messages on Reddit. I am but one lonely pede and am in need of help to gather information on them.
Here is my current list, it grows by the minute as I research: https://pastebin.com/Ary9PDsc
All accounts have no verified email. Many are created within the past month, most within the past week. They like to start by posting a comment in r/memes or to self. The comments are often reused/repeated. Some of the self posts are in Russian, some comments are defending China.
Who can help me with this? Groups/people?
Yeah, the naming scheme was the first odd thing I noticed and then the self posts. I know some groups use automation tools and they occasionally freak out and self post instead of to a specific sub.
The sheer volume of accounts led me to believe it was either state sponsored or a hired troll farm.
Using AutoModerator on reddit you can weed out new accounts with low karma and no email address. I'm sure they'd take notice and change their tactics, however. Another thing I saw was most of the accounts seem to get abandoned after 1 or 2 actual comments.
I see what you mean too about activity right here in this thread. I was told they likely operate here as well and that seems to be the case. BlindingTwiliight is also heavily actioned against. Mods are doing a good job.