I got banned on LinkedIn twice, Reddit once, and WhatsApp once. Automation has a price.

I did not get banned for being bad at what I do. I got banned for moving like a bot.
LinkedIn first
Two accounts, both gone. The pattern was simple: too many actions, too fast, too much outreach, too much sameness. LinkedIn does not warn you in a way you can fix in time. One day the account is restricted, the appeal is rejected, and that is it. I do not have a third account, and I am not making one.
The screenshot on this post is what LinkedIn shows now when I try to open it: blocked, no access. That is the end of that channel for me, and I am not trying to outrun it.
Reddit was similar, but dumber
One permanent ban, no specific rule named in the notice. The notice itself told me to log out and make a new account, which tells you how little the system cares about fixing the original problem. I filed an appeal, and I am still waiting.
WhatsApp hurt most
That is where my clients actually are. About a day of ban, then it came back. The lesson there was volume and links. Too many new messages, links in openers, and a pattern that looks like broadcast, not conversation.
What I changed after all three
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Low volume, a few messages a day, not dozens.
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No links in openers. One genuine observation, one light question.
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No automation patterns. If it looks scheduled, copied, or mass-sent, it will be treated as spam, even if the message itself is honest.
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One account, one voice. If a platform bans you, do not try to outrun it with a new account. You will lose the new one faster, and you will lose trust with it.
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Build on a channel you own. That is why my portfolio, my GitHub, and my Dev.to matter more now than any social account. Those cannot be taken by a single moderation decision in the same way.
The honest part
Automation did not make me more productive. It made me look less human, and platforms punish that first, before they punish bad work.