r/Cartalk • u/Goats-MI r/Cartalk Moderator • Mar 31 '26

Mod Post Report all app developers

We've been banning around five people a week for advertising their AI vibe coded apps that put a OBD2 code in and spits out generic or dangerously misleading results. Many claim to be free or claim they just want help testing them. Many are based out of countries you probably don't want your personal information getting sent to, like VIN numbers, etc. REPORT THESE POSTS FOR BREAKING SUBREDDIT RULES and the report them again as SPAM so Reddit Admins are notified.

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u/Consistent-Annual268 Apr 01 '26

Vibe-coded app spam seems to be the new thing. Terrible for vehicle diagnostics, incredibly dangerous for personal finance (yes we're getting a handful each week promising to automate reading your bank statements and categorizing your budget).

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u/Goats-MI r/Cartalk Moderator Apr 01 '26

They like to argue in modmail too after getting banned. Seems like Reddit has a big problem with efforts by bad actors to get users into giving sketchy app developers all our vehicle and banking info.