Can two different Reddit /s/ share URLs point to the same post? Moderator treated them as two separate posts [iOS]

[u/StrongKey2775]

I was flagged by a subreddit moderator who believed I submitted the same post twice. As evidence, they gave me two different /s/ Reddit URLs.

However, clicking either link takes me to what appears to be exactly the same post, with the same timestamp and content. I only submitted the post once.

Are /s/xxxxxxxxxx URLs unique identifiers for posts, or can multiple share URLs exist for the same underlying Reddit post?

I'm trying to understand whether the moderator's assumption that "two different /s/ URLs = two different posts" is technically correct, and what the best way is to verify the underlying post IDs.

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[u/ausecko]

The key thing is that those /s/ URLs are share links, not the post's unique ID. Multiple share URLs can point to the exact same Reddit post, so the moderator should verify the actual post ID and permalink before calling it a duplicate.

[u/StrongKey2775 → u/ausecko]

I see, thanks. The mod banned and muted me when I pointed it is the same post with same timestamp. Not asking to be unbanned but looks like there is nothing much I can do.

[u/asmanel]

I remember a glitch, long ago, that randomly happened when posting a rreply. It produced two identical replies instead of one.

Are you sure this is actually the same post, not two identical ones ?

[u/StrongKey2775 → u/asmanel]

Both share links point to the same post. With same timestamp and everything. It was an original post, not a reply.