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Small-Scale Question Sunday for December 11, 2022

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Does Reddit use any kind of cross-account tracking system between multiple accounts? I've had interactions on a throwaway recently where it really felt like reddit knew who I was and almost, directed not just me to subreddits but people to me on that basis. It's...freakish. It's making me paranoid.

Highly doubt reddit's "directing people to" your alts. Reddit does track associated accounts - for preventing upvoteing on alts, and enforcing ban evasion sitewide and per subreddit. Also ads and such, maybe.

I can see the recommendation system sharing code with the ad system. So it's a possibility.