There's a subreddit i follow that went up from 8k to 16k within a week with no catalyst. They're an insulated community and do not do any advertisements. Their discord channel has remained stagnant at 11k for the longest time and their app store reviews/downloads has not changed so I am very suspicious of this random growth. It's just not believable.

Their community is basically delusional and just attributing the growth to "how good the app is" when that's nonsense and makes no sense when you look at the stats. 💀 I genuinely think they're buying subs which leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

it's almost a thousand new members everyday with no new activity or extra posts. If I make a report to reddit with screenshots/data will they do anything about it? Or is this a lost cause? Thanks!

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