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Ask HN: Banned for Reddit Inauthentic Ads?

Posted by polywickstudio on Friday November 06, 2026 @02:57PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Has anyone advertised on Reddit?I wonder if mods are treating their subreddits as their own personal fiefdoms.I received no reason explaining why I was banned.It's clear that certain reddits choose to be non-commercial by flagging accounts who have paid for advertising and getting them banned.

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Re:SmartScreen warnings triggered after migration from EOC. EV certs a... on Sunday May 10, 2026 @11:49PM (#48090887)
Azure Signing - Reputation builds over time; initial warnings expected

OV certificate (from a CA such as DigiCert, Sectigo) - Same as Azure Artifact Signing — reputation builds over time.

EV certificate - Same as OV since 2024 — no longer instant bypass.

Re:SmartScreen warnings triggered after migration from EOC. EV certs a... on Sunday May 10, 2026 @10:50PM (#48090557)
TL;DR: Silent CA migration (EOC CA 02 → AOC CA 03) around March 21-23 broke SmartScreen for all affected Trusted Signing customers. Files signed after the cutover trigger "Windows protected your PC" despite valid signatures.

Summary Starting around March 21-23, 2026, Trusted Signing silently began issuing certificates from a new CA (Microsoft ID Verified CS AOC CA 03) instead of the previous one (Microsoft ID Verified CS EOC CA 02). This change broke SmartScreen reputation for signed files — installers signed under the new CA trigger "Windows protected your PC" warnings, while identical installers signed under the old CA do not.