Likely an organized system of subs and mods

[u/dankstuffhere]

I was going through some subreddits and noticed a strange pattern. On the surface it looks simple. But I noticed something strange. There is one main sfw reddit account who is the main mod. Under this account are other mod accounts. But these other mods are all adult models who sell subscriptions.

So these additional mods post their own content on the subreddit to funnel users to their reddit profile where they soft sell subscriptions using profile link.

Mind you these aren't small subreddits. Almost all of them have 100k-1M members.

Also they pin an announcement to their subreddits where they funnel users from reddit to their Telegram channels.

This is definitely an organized ring. Normal user posts are just a front to avoid suspicion. Mods themselves are the real beneficiaries.

My questions:

1. Is this allowed on reddit?

2. Can mods create telegram channels and funnel reddit users there?

3. Can mods do user verification off the reddit platform? I see these guys doing user verification on telegram.

[u/masterX244]

Is this allowed on reddit?

https://redditinc.com/policies/moderator-code-of-conduct

Looks like Rule 5. Report as a ModCOC case

[u/arist0geiton]

People do this for political stuff too, and they haven't been stopped yet