Rule aeo-1788853987.643506-1075 · authority_offsite · high confidence

Participate authentically in community platforms relevant to your category. Reddit alone accounts for 21.85% of AI citations; communities are not outreach targets but experience-sharing environments.

Applies to: all

Why this matters

AI systems cite lived-experience signals from Reddit, YouTube, and niche forums extensively. Coordinated promotional activity on these platforms gets flagged and banned by moderators and detection systems.

Implementation

Type: not_automatable

Anti-pattern

Using branded accounts to post promotional content disguised as authentic community engagement.

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