cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/73406944
It all started when my main Reddit account was banned—simply because I posted a comment criticizing the banning of a subreddit—resulting in the immediate loss of an account I’d held for about 4 years, with 102k karma. I appealed, but I received no response—not even a reason for my ban, nor any notification that I had been banned in the first place. I’ve filed appeals repeatedly over the past few months, but today, I’m finally giving up. Fuck Spez and his pathetic, whore of a family. When I submitted my appeals, there wasn’t even any indication that they had gone through; I was just left in total silence, unable to do a thing. I started using an existing alt account for basic tasks, but today, that account was banned too—all because I recommended the non-profit, open-source “VPN Gate” project to someone who was complaining about the mandatory KYC (age verification) requirements being imposed in my country. The only reason I was still using Reddit was out of habit, and I’ve decided it’s time to change some of my habits. Ultimately, this is the inevitable fate of every centralized corporation—without exception. There’s no guarantee that some complete moron won’t end up in charge of any of them. I wish more people realized this. If four years of my effort are being sold off to AI data companies, and everything can be permanently wiped out overnight without a word of warning, then that is, quite simply, data theft. Once again, fuck you, Spez—you absolute piece of shit. If you had even an ounce of courage or integrity, you wouldn’t have imposed those damn API restrictions in 2023 and ruined Reddit. I truly regret the four years I spent here, but it’s better to cut my losses now. Goodbye, you son of a bitch Spez, and your puppet, Reddit…
Oh wow strong move, getting banned and calling it “I stopped using it” haha get real people. Either delete your accounts or maybe brag about something else
i recommend installing block site extension in your browser and adding reddit to the list of blocked sites. i did it almost 2 years ago and still sometimes instinctively type reddit.com when opening a new tab… but it’s getting better.
my account got first permabanned without warning or explanation from worldnews sub after i (politely) suggested that maybe blowing up a school full of kids (30 dead) is not the right thing to do even if a terrorist is hiding inside (under an article about case in gaza). then i still sticked around for my hobby subs for a while but the sute kept showing all kinds of other content to my feed. one day there was a picture showing a WW2 nazi flag on someone’s front yard in ohio and people were suggesting they should bring some veterans to talk to them and explain why it is wrong. i said that wouldn’t help and that people like this should be “tarred and feathered” - which was, according to reddit, not acceptable behaviour because “reddit is trying to be a place where everyone can feel safe and me threatening other people is undermining it”. banned and out.
I got permanently suspended for unauthorized activity but I’ve only ever browsed and commented.
And no one stole my 30 random character password with zero cross site duplication, either.
thats reddits AI moderation for you, very arbitrary, unless you are a propaganda bot, which they barely touch or deal with. they do go after the spammers that reddit isnt getting thier slice of the pie in.
Now you can stop interacting with reddit bots and A.I. slop
You can still go into your account and nuke all your posts and comments
yup use POWERSUITE delete. very simple, best to do only few subs at a time., as trying to do multiple sub deletes seems to cause it to stall.
Welcom to better place :)
Some of us left years ago without being banned because it was the right thing to do.
I stopped using them years ago… it’s a garbage pile over there. Nooooooo thanks.
What a stunning and brave move. Awe inspiring, your touch lights the way.
Welcome to the club! Every account I’ve made has been banned for “content violations” with no other explanation. I had a roommate who got banned a while back and I’m thinking they think I’m her? No idea but posting pictures of soap I make doesn’t really seem permaban-worthy 🤷🏻♀️
Have you tried reposting old content? That seems to be all they want.
I’ve installed the News Feed Eradicator extension because I am still too addicted to reddit as I often type it out in the browser URL bar. I might start counting days as if counting nofap.
So long, and thanks for all the downvotes
Being banned from Reddit is a compliment these days. That was the site that used to host thedonald, fatpeople and even pedo communities (and that weird extremely feminist one, that I forget the name of).
I deleted my old account (14 years I think it was), created a new one a few months later, got banned within a few weeks for being a bigot or whatever.
Which was weird, because a lot of my posts were literally defending trans people, but, there were quite a few arguing with the gun community (so, I’m guessing someone felt insecure they might lose their guns and reported me for bullshit).
It’s not even a good place to visit anymore. All the local communities have been overrun by Gun, drug and companies and right wing lobbyists it feels like.
It basically became the equivalent of facebook, but they actually ban you if you disagree with their opinion. Lemmy is rapidly getting better
I think the “feminist” one (quotations because that’s not what feminism is about, Charlie Brown) was FemaleDatingStrategy. Basically red pill but for women. Terrifying stuff
I posted this picture, it got taken down by the mods. I was just pointing out that people are being wow’d by the “flying” car but shouldn’t forget the man behind it.
They just got rid of r/all won’t work on mobile. Legit no reason for me to go there now. I would at least get some sort of news there
