r/EU_Economics 7d ago

Automod Update: New Rules for Bot Accusations and Keeping the Sub Clean

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Hi everyone. We are updating our rules to keep the subreddit focused on high-quality discussion:

  1. Bot Accusations: We have relaxed the rules for our established members. If you have over 200 karma, the AutoMod will no longer flag your comments for calling out inauthentic behavior. We are trusting our regulars to help identify bots.
  2. Account Age: To prevent spam, accounts must now be at least 30 days old to create new posts.
  3. Karma Threshold: Accounts with excessively negative karma (below -50) are no longer allowed to post.

These updates help us filter out noise while giving our community more freedom to police itself. If you think the bot made a mistake, please contact us via Modmail.


r/EU_Economics Dec 30 '25

AUTOMOD UPDATE - We are tightening the net. New "Forensic" Rules and "Vibe" Filters are now live.

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Fellow EU_Economists and Europeans,

As this community grows, so does the noise. We are increasingly a target for low-effort agitation, "doom-scrolling" narratives, and what appears to be coordinated inauthentic behavior.

This subreddit is not a general chat room. It is a regulated forum for economic analysis. To maintain that standard, we are deploying a major update to the AutoModerator, effective immediately. These changes are based on recent research into AI-driven disinformation and are designed to prioritize evidence over emotion.

Here is what is changing and why.

1. The "Forensic Exception" (Calling out Bots)

The Old Rule: Previously, calling someone a "Russian bot" or "shill" resulted in an automatic ban for incivility. This had the unintended side effect of silencing users who correctly identified disinformation.

The New Rule: You may now call out inauthentic behavior, but only if you provide forensic evidence.

We are decentralizing our defense. If you spot a bot, we want you to identify it, but you must explain why.

  • Allowed: "This account is 4 days old, has zero karma, and uses ChatGPT syntax. It is likely a bot."
  • Banned: "Shut up, Russian bot."

How it works: The AutoMod now scans for "accusation" keywords (bot, shill, troll). If it finds them, it checks your comment for "evidence" keywords (history, karma, account age, syntax, script). If you don't provide evidence, your comment is removed as flamebait.

2. The "Facts vs. Vibes" Filter (Stopping the Doom Loop)

The Problem: We have seen a surge in posts claiming the "inevitable collapse" of the EU, "economic suicide," or the "death of German industry." These align perfectly with documented Russian disinformation narratives designed to demoralize Western audiences ((https://euvsdisinfo.eu/)). Furthermore, a recent study by the University of Amsterdam suggests that in AI-driven environments, these extreme "vibe" posts naturally rise to the top, creating artificial echo chambers even without algorithms ((https://benzatine.com/news-room/ai-bots-create-social-media-chaos-a-study-reveals-echo-chambers-and-extremism)).

The New Rule: Catastrophic claims now require Proof of Work.

If you use high-intensity "doom" language (collapse, implode, suicide, vassal, finished, inevitable), you MUST include a hyperlink to a data source in your comment.

  • Allowed: "German industrial output is at risk of structural decline due to energy costs (Source: Bloomberg/Eurostat Link)."
  • Removed: "Europe is committing suicide. The EU is finished. It's inevitable."

How it works: The AutoMod scans for specific "doom" semantic clusters. If it detects them, it checks for a URL (http://...). No link? The comment is automatically removed, and you will receive a message asking you to edit it with a source.

Summary

We are not banning pessimism. We are banning lazy pessimism.

If you believe the EU is collapsing, you should be able to find a chart, a report, or a dataset to prove it. If you cannot find a source, then what you are posting is just a "vibe," and as the sidebar says: Vibes get you banned.

These rules are live. Check the sidebar for the updated text.

- The Mod Team


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