Comment by ryu2k2
4 days ago
I made an account on twitter/x specifically to promote my site at some point. I was shadowbanned by default and had to follow other people, like and share their posts and comment on other's post just to get my own posts to show up on people's feeds. When I checked again at some later point I was shadowbanned again.
When I tried reddit I also noticed that I was shadowbanned by default and didn't even bother to do anything about because I assumed it would turn out the same way. Like I said you can use those sides to get the word out, but only if you're actively using them as a user to begin with.
The point of POSSE isn't just to blast every piece of crap you do everywhere with an automated system - those should be (shadow)banned
Think of it more like oldschool blog replies. Instead of replying with a 1000 word twitter message, post your answer on your blog and reply with a summary + link to your site instead.
But ALL social media sites downrank posts with links, that's why the "link in comments" shit is so common... They do not want you leaving their algorithmic feed to read stuff elsewhere.