I have been using Reddit for the last couple of years. It feels like it got worse ever since u/spez banned 3rd party clients which requires me to use revanced reddit now. Now the latest saga involves subreddits now banning you for participating in other subreddit they think are bad. This is just pure censorship at this point. And you want to know the best part Reddit has done NOTHING to stop this issue.

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/43948771

> > Reddit hires company to verify user age with selfie or photo of government ID.

Sounds like a massive downgrade.

There is pretty much one thing that these places have that Reddit doesn't and that is a lack of CCP-esque account tracking and banning. Every other problem Reddit has is still here. Asshole mods that have zero accountability, toxic communities with fringe hiveminds, they are all still here.

The one thing that will always be missing because of the independent and 'federated' nature of these websites is the actual people. These website are fucking ghost towns. Looking through the top communities on here, there are only a handful that even get multiple posts a day. If you make a post on here, unless it's one of the top few communities, you're lucky to get a single comment within a day, if you even get one at all. You may get a bit of upvotes, but no one engages. On Reddit, I can make a post on AITAH or CMV or something and get hundreds of comments within an hour.

Another affect this has is basically eradicate any ability to have smaller, more niche communities. Reddit is famous for having the most specific communities of all time. One time I went on r/vizio to fix my Vizio TV, and they had solutions for me within minutes. There is no other platform where you can do that, and Lemmy sure as hell doesn't have the user numbers to allow for it. I mean you basically can't even find populated subs on here for even specific game franchises, the closest you can get to it is just c/games.

So yes, while Lemmy doesn't have the world's most oppressive ban system like Reddit, there is just no real content or engagement on here to justify not just trying to ban evade on Reddit.

This is just my personal experience though, I'd love to hear what you guys have to think

The modmail has been copied below. The announcement is linked in the first comment, and people are justifiably annoyed.

> Hi Mods, > > We are in the process of rolling out a big overhaul to Subreddit Wikis, including a new layout, tools, discoverability, and more. > > TL;DR - We’ve given wikis a makeover. The improved wiki (launching next week) includes: new tools and layout, additional safety features, more edit access options, and improved discoverability. For those with wikis built on old.reddit, we’ll move your existing content over, so that everything is preserved. Edits made via old.reddit after the migration won’t sync to the new system and vice versa. > > Keeping a wiki fresh and up to date can be time-consuming, and mods shouldn’t have to do it all alone. As part of this update, “successful contributor access” will be enabled by default for your community wiki the week of July 14. > > - Successful contributors are based on their past posts/comments within your community and high contributor quality score > > The entire wiki or individual pages can be restricted to “mod-only” editing at any time (after the above changes are made) within “Wiki settings” found in Mod Tools on desktop. > > This setting manages for quality and safety while enabling more Wiki maintenance support and relevant content creation. In early testing, subreddits with this setting enabled did not require mod revisions. > > To opt out of this setting being turned on in your community before July 14, please let us know via this form.

It wasn't even a conspiracy theory, but something I've read on Hareetz and Times of Israel (i.e. Romania's far-right AUR party was courting the Israeli embassy, and the Netanyahu cabinet was giving support to George Simion. In exchange, if he won, Romania was to no longer recognize Palestine, and move the Embassy to Jerusalem. Several Israeli double citizenship media talking heads were making propaganda for AUR, like H.D. Hartmann from Canal 33, Nils and some other I forgot from Romania TV).

I wanted to publish constructive criticism towards Reddit on Reddit but unfortunately that's basically impossible since they'll do everything to censor/silence that for their own gains to not hurt their reputation (you might also get censored for mentioning Reddit alternatives like Lemmy).

So I have to do it here.

I'm addressing censorship because that's basically the biggest issue.

I'm not always against all censorship as it can be beneficial in some circumstances to provide constructive discussion to not end up like X where everyone is shouting hateful opinions without getting heard anyways. (But very generally I'm still strongly against censorship).

My main problem is about wrongful censorship. Reddit is basically unusable for me since I had the experience multiple times that I get banned from a subreddit for actually no reason just because a moderator feels like it. And when I then ever accidentally post on the same subreddit with a different account (which is hard when there are multiple to keep track of) your whole access to Reddit gets banned for about 12 months by advanced fingerprinting (so even if you create a new account it gets automatically banned, so you basically cannot post anything on Reddit for a year).

While Lemmy is somewhat better in this regard I think it's mainly only because it's so small, is only known by a very small enthusiastic group and therefore needs less moderation. But I realized that even here once a post is slightly controversial it will get removed sooner or later. Frankly I wouldn't be surprised if this gets removed too. I know that the fediverse theoretically provides protection against censorship by being able to host your own instance but practically that's very unrealistic to see properely moderated instances being used by enough people.

I think it's a shame that if you're looking into providing high quality topics and discussions that are valued by many people and you just want to learn by broadening your intellectual horizons, you can get banned every second because some moderator had a bad day.

And I'm not just talking about posting something maybe somewhat controversial that a moderator might not like. I literally had many situations where I posted completely normal posts that completely aligned with the subreddits rules. I could literally post a normal cat picture on a cat picture subreddit and get banned seconds later without being able to talk to the moderators. In some instances the cat picture post (I'm using that as a metaphor) didn't even get published and I got banned anyways. Often it's enough to have a single wrong word that is filtered by Reddit so your whole post won't publish.

I think the core concept of platforms like Reddit and Lemmy can be very valuable but it's executed very badly. There should be multiple independent steps of verifying if someone should get banned and in what way. And probably integrate a good test for joining the community so that it's more likely for people to be rational from the start (that way you don't even have to look at so many potential flags).

Maybe AI could be better for this by having less human emotion based judgement?

But I'm conflicted because on one hand these platforms can have such a great potential and value but on the other hand it's maybe better to not use it anyways since it can be quite unhealthy to spend much time on there.

Anyways I think it's sad we can't freely express ourselves on social media and can't have proper discussions. This really feels like being in a 3rd world country with dictatorship and this shouldn't be the case in 2025. Especially nowadays where it's extremely important to have open and trusted discussion about topics.

There should be a platform with good/useful censorship and a platform truly without censorship that isn't owned by a Nazi billionaire. Or even better: have an all-in-one solution that has spaces without and with censorship to varying degrees (preferably a degree that can be decided by the users and not by the corporation).

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/48625449

> archived coment: https://www.reveddit.com/v/Piracy/comments/1kd0kdp/is_there_a_massgravel_style_hack_for_adobe/mq7qaha/ > > Original comment: https://old.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/1kd0kdp/is_there_a_massgravel_style_hack_for_adobe/mq7qaha/ > > > I got this message as well: > ::: spoiler long, boring message. > > Your account has been given a warning > u/reddit > • 1 hr. ago > > Hi Electronic-Phone1732, > > Reddit is a vast network of communities that are created, run, and populated by people like you. In order to keep communities welcoming, safe, and great places to be, everyone who uses the platform operates by a shared set of rules—a set of rules you may not have realized you broke. > > Content removed for Copyright Policy violation > > A third party reported a potential copyright infringement and submitted a takedown notice that affected the following: > > Content shared from Electronic-Phone1732 on 05/02/2025 UTC > > After reviewing, we found that the content violated Reddit’s Copyright Policy. Reddit respects the intellectual property of others and requires that people who use the platform do the same. Using Reddit to infringe on a person or entity’s intellectual property or any other proprietary rights is in violation of our User Agreement. > > As a result, we’re issuing this warning, removing the violating content as well as crossposts of that content, and asking you not to break this rule again. > > Reddit and its communities are only what we make of them together, and we want you to continue enjoying Reddit while helping your fellow redditors and communities stay safe. We suggest reading and getting acquainted with the Reddit Rules. A better understanding of these rules will help you avoid further actions from our admin team. If you do continue to break Reddit’s rules through this or any other Reddit account, you may face additional actions. > > If you feel like this content is not a case of copyright infringement, you can ask the person who reported it to withdraw their notice or file an appeal any time within the next six months and we’ll take a second look. You can also request information about the person who reported the content by emailing intellectualpropertyquestions@reddit.com, and if it’s strictly necessary, we’ll provide you with it. > > If you live in the European Union, you can also contact a settlement body to dispute the decision. You may also have the right to have this decision reviewed by a competent court under the applicable laws of your country. > > – Reddit Admin Team > > Note: This decision was made without the assistance of automation. > > ::: > > ^{sorry if this is the wrong place to post this}

So... wow. Instaban. Now just shows something is creeping around that place so that they please the techbros running the place.

It also means one cannot engage in discussions about American politics even in inoffensive language.

> After reviewing, we found that you broke Rule 1 by engaging in harassment. Reddit is a place for creating community and belonging, not for harassing or bullying people. We don't tolerate any behaviors that discourage others from participating in communities, conversations, or the Reddit platform through harassment, bullying, intimidation, sexualizing someone without their consent, or abuse. Any communities or people that incite or engage in harassment or abuse towards an individual or group will be banned.

> As a result, we’re permanently banning your (redacted) account from Reddit.

Do I sound I "bully" that lunatic?

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> Am I overreacting for canceling my birthday dinner because of what my friend texted me?

> So I (F18) was really excited to celebrate my birthday this weekend. I made a simple dinner reservation, invited 7 close friends, and told everyone that it was casual—nothing fancy, just good vibes and food.

> This morning, one of my friends—let’s call her Jenna (F18)—sent me this text. I honestly don’t know what to feel. I ended up canceling everything, and now my phone is blowing up with people asking what happened. Some say I’m overreacting and being dramatic. Others say Jenna was just being honest.

> Here’s the text she sent me at 10AM—what do you think?

> I honestly just wanted to have a nice night and forget about all the stress. Now I feel embarrassed and stupid. Am I overreacting for canceling?

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JENNA: idk how to say this without sound-ing mean but i just don't think it's a good idea for you to throw a birthday dinner when literally nothing in your life is together rn lol

Op: ?? what does that mean

JENNA: like ur always anxious, you dropped out of classes, and u just seem kinda all over the place. i feel like celebra-ting rn is a little... weird? like maybe focus on getting things on track first. not trying to be rude just real.

Op: Wow. Got it.

Source: https://rdx.overdevs.com/comments.html?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2FAmIOverreacting%2Fcomments%2F1lryyo9%2Fam_i_overreacting_for_canceling_my_birthday%2F

I was permabanned a while ago due to support of my boy Luigi for "inciting violence".

Whatever. I tried getting around it the traditional ways (making new accounts with temporary emails, using VPNs) but was having no luck. They had beefed up the way they do permabans.

My question is: has anyone found a way to get around a permaban on reddit that works in 2025 without being silently banned? I'd need specific details. I'm hoping to access on iOS also but if it needs to be on PC that's fine too.

I'm not going to appeal my ban since I don't believe I did anything wrong but I do want to stick it to them by getting around their ban. Besides there are some communities I need to be able to ask questions in.

How can I Automatically expand all reddit comments?

I have tried

• https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/370915-reddit-expand-media-and-comments
• https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/433321-comment-expander-for-reddit
• https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/524909-reddit-auto-expand-hidden-comments-in-2025
• https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/22189-reddit-comments-expand/code

but none of them works.

thanks a lot

x-post from: https://lemmy.ca/post/46913167

Take this post for example: https://www.reddit.com/r/northernireland/comments/1ll6ocg/see_it_say_it_censored_kneecap_is_not_the_story/

Speaking from experience, people in Ireland are overwhelmingly pro-palestine. There is this user in the comments: https://www.reddit.com/user/EntireCourage308/ Its a nearly year-old account, it started posting about a month ago, it made some innoculous posts, then pivoted to posting far-right misinformation in the r/northernireland subreddit.

There's loads of other accounts just like it.

After 13 years, I had quit reddit 1st June 2023. At the time I joined beehaw (lemmy.world didn't exist) and used the redact utility to delete all my posts/comments (we could at the time delete instead of mass editing.

I lurk sometimes some niche communities or go on reddit from google search, I never comment or upvote. I sometimes click on my user to see there was no comments/saved/etc.

Yesterday, randomly, I clicked on my username and saw all my 2023 and less post, 13 years of comments, I was like WTF, after 2 years, reddit decided to take an old backup or something and undelete all my comments!!!

As now redact only do mass editing and pretty slowly, I used something else, https://github.com/Jelly-Pudding/ereddicator/tree/main, followed instructions, it deleted ~3600 comments in less than 2 hours.

I'll monitor from time to time if reddit keep undeleting them, to feed their AI...

So from what I can tell, Reddit picks up on stuff like IP, but they also look at screen size and your browser too.

It's easy enough to botch the latter two, but it's tough getting a new IP. The issue is that when I use any free VPNs, they presumably have a crap ton of traffic going through them already, and I think Reddit has probably blacklisted most of them.

Has anyone on here had success with a paid, higher quality VPN? I'm not power user or anything, so honestly if just getting like a free trial for Nord or Surfshark or something would allow me to make a couple posts every now and then, that would be spectacular.

I just said I support Iran over Israel and got another permanent ban. How do I delete all my posts from reddit? I dont want to create free content for them.

Party that screams about releasing redacted informarion sure loves controlling the narative by redacting information.

This is the second time this has happened. I delete all my old posts and comments using PowerDeleteSuite. I view my profile - everything selected is gone. A few months later, it's all back. I repeat the process, verifying it's all gone. I log in today, months later, and it's back. Simply maddening.

Is there anything I can do to make it stick?

This post in /r/AskHistorians apparently caused a mod conflict and confused sub users.

A couple of highlights:

> Hello everyone wondering where the answer is […] We are not asking anyone to completely re-write something to suit our tastes, but to contextualize what is written within the reality of the times. As this question hit /r/all, it’s very clear that there is a large audience reading it, with various degrees of knowledge about the period and the novel/film.

They did, though, and people called them out, to be met by some confusion, followed by another mod response:

> In sum, you had the poor timing of posting right at the point when the mod team ‘turns over’ several times - US slips off to Bed and then Europe wakes up. It meant that you were dealing with, essentially, a string of mods in different time zones and different “shifts” which created something of a Moderator game of telephone about what we had been expecting out of an answer in the thread.

General confusion ensued.

There were several conflicting mod DMs that weren’t captured publicly, too, but were responded to in the OP. Asked to include all races, then asked to narrow it down, asked to include a disclaimer (I did, at the bottom), then asked to move it to the top, asked to remove things, then to include those same things. It was maddening.

E: re-reading, I don’t think I’ve ever used race words so often in my life, jesus.

e: I only included this photo because I couldn’t seem to submit this post without a photo for some reason. It’s only tangentially related to the Reddit post, but this is an example of my education on the subject.

Compare my first link to this: https://www.reveddit.com/v/AskHistorians/comments/69670k/did_southern_girls_around_the_civil_war_really/

Thank you for that link, @NotAnotherLemmyUser!

Ironically, it worked with one of Mullvad VPN servers.

I was reading a YC dissident's blogpost midway when I refreshed the page. Just like that Poof! with big brother magic it's now forever gone from the interwebs. Apparently OP has "Changed His Mind" to the point of deleting it instead of updating it, fancy that.

The post died in silence with only one witness - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35373019#44204676

My Previous Post (Read it first, as this post might not make sense to you, without reading the previous post first)

I saw a lot of people defending Ars Technica in my previous post. Here is a simple proof that they are an evil company:

ProPublica Posts: !

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Ars Technica post:

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As it can be seen here, the original source of the info/Investigation was Propublica and even in terms of the story cover photo, Propublica used a custom cover.

Yet, despite all of that, as expected Reddit manipulated upvotes to boost the Ars Technica story and even deleted the second ProPublica story from Reddit.

Journalism will be fucked up, because of Condé Nast and their parent company manipulation.

Remember how everyone agreed it was probably her, we had hella high upvote posts, see none of them now only found one filled with skeptics

They want your content to make their site worth visiting, they just don't want you

I started to notice some thing weird while using Reddit, every link post from Condé Nast owned news outlet was getting a high amount of upvotes and awards while other publications had a very normal rate of awards( usually zero, with the exception of the sponsored ones) and upvotes.

That when I started to investigate this matter till I found out about this.

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They are boosting their publications on Reddit on the major subreddits. They are trying to give their publications a advantage over all the other news outlets.

They have the ability to kill the other news outlets if they keep doing that. Avoid them as if your freedom is dependent on it.