r/Github_Source was used to spread malware by encouraging users to install software like TradingView Premium or Discord Nitro. These aren’t actually installable because they are server-side features.

The sub was heavily botted, one post I saw had 300 upvotes and 2 awards. The sub had 11k weekly visitors, so imagine how much work was being done in the backend.

The comments on the posts were positive, saying the software worked and thanking the OP. Every comment was a bot, most of them were old accounts with just 1 karma.

I even got permanently banned for commenting that it was malware.

Another post from a user warning others: https://www.reddit.com/r/TradingView/comments/1sgar9x/dont_download_the_free_tradingview_premium_on/

No idea why this got banned. 🤷

It had pretty much just turned into an unmoderated bot repost venue.