&gt; I had an Automoderator rule approve anything that was submitted from the site I built. One member discovered this, reported it, and before I knew it, I was shadowbanned and told to remove everything.<p>I don&#x27;t know why this came as a huge surprise to you. Reddit has always been strict about posting stuff from your own site. The following statement has been on the FAQ page since 2010.<p>&gt; It&#x27;s not strictly forbidden to submit a link to a site that you own or otherwise benefit from in some way, but you should sort of consider yourself on thin ice.