Anyone else think Reddit mods are using shadow bans to limit dissenting opinions?
As the title says. I believe Reddit has been using shadow bans to quiet dissenting opinions that aren't inherently breaking TOS.
No, I don't. Haven't been on Reddit for 2.5 years though, so why would I.
Stop torturing yourself OP. Move on.
You're definitely right.
Lemmy is better anyway
I don't doubt that they are, I'm going to keep recommending this, but if you haven't been banned from Reddit yet, kill your account on there while you're still ahead like I did, because it's a matter of when you get banned on that site at this point, rather than if.
i couldn't for some reason.
16 year Reddit account, so much content given to them over the years, perma banned for hate speak a few days ago. Apparently saying people should support all innocent civilians (especially the children via PCRF) and make food and support flow… is hate speak. Fucking bootlicking cowards. I’m glad I got banned, fuck new Reddit.
Yeah, I started using it in high school. Like 2012. Shit is CRAZY.
Had an account since 2012 get perm banned last year because I dared to say Neo-Nazis don't deserve to enjoy anonymity. Made a new account and they found it again a few months ago. They really didn't like how much I hate Nazis, I guess.
I'm not in good company if I am participating in a platform that is staffed by Nazi sympathizers. So I finally said goodbye to that shitass website.
I was a 14 years long redditor that was more into the arts and graphics and from the time of the IPO, my feed pivoted to much more rage-bait content and subs appearing on my homepage that were completely unknown to me. Definitely some site-wide fuckery going on, that's changed the nature of that beast. Moreso now since they have corporate investors and within the last week or so, a whole bunch of bad reports about the data not being used for AI training as much as they hyped it up. Methinks they're pivoting to the right in order to appease their investors..
Who cares? They officially support child predators. Not pedophiles who have never offended — those who actively prey upon children and have done so. Reddit says they're a protected group now, you can't even call for them to receive longer prison sentences. That's what they banned me for. AI, maybe, but upheld by a person upon appeal.
AI, maybe, but upheld by a person upon appeal.
I honestly think those appeal responses are bullshit and no one is actually reading them. Maybe paid members will have their appeals looked at but I doubt anyone else does.
Could be. I suppose I'll never really know.
Reddit is a tool for psychological manipulation just like the other pop social.medias.
eh, when I suggested Ukraine start targeting Moscow they just outright banned me.
Lmao yeah I guess I could see that to an extent. Still a silly reason to ban.
No. Reddit uses shadow-bans to just about clear anyone who actually wanted to talk on that platform. They're always power tripping over something.
I was banned from my community sub because of asking for the Sinclair advertisers. And there was nothing on the sidebar about ANY banning. Only that violating post would be deleted.
It's not clear whether you mean Reddit's administrators (sitewide moderation), or subreddit moderators.
As a subreddit moderator, I have used automoderator to "shadow ban" accounts engaged in spam or harassment that I believed were likely to create new accounts to circumvent regular bans. I'm sure some moderators in some subreddits have done the same to get rid of people they disagree with.
Unfortunately, when I got shadow banned, I wasn't told who did it or why it happened. I responded frequently to askreddit questions and never said anything aggressive or offensive.
Yes, but it's not just mods abusing automod to shadowban per-subreddit. Site-wide shadowbans have been a thing for years.
Reddit is a tool for social manipulation. That's not what it was founded on, but it all went down-hill when Aaron Swartz died.
There’s been talk they’ve been doing this for over ten years now, so it wouldn’t surprise me. They usually just blatantly ban you though.
Very possible. Tangentially related, but deleted my account a while ago, went back to ask a question on a niche subreddit with a fresh account, and had my post shadow-deleted for lack of karma or whatever nonsense. Site is still riddled with bots despite all the high barriers to new users though.
It's very understandable having to use Reddit for some niche communities, but don't put yourself through it if you're getting banned just for having a different opinion.
I don't think this is a problem unique to reddit. This can affect anyone who gains the tiniest bit of power over others. I remember pissing a mod off who then went on to delete my stuff and ban me in an old forum for a local offroading group way back around the year 2000.
That's true, I guess I just hoped for better after using the site for over a decade. I figured this going public thing would lead to less offensive/violent content. I didn't think it would lead to my banning.
I think reddit would do anything to amplify conservative talking points
No shot
Lmao my partner got shadow banned for asking in the city subreddit for tattoo artist recommendations. They just shadowban everyone
This is Lemmy. Why give a shit about Reddit mods here?
Do you complain about Big Macs at Five Guys as well?
I understand your point. Can't well complain about it there though can I? Moreso just interested to hear other people's experience and opinion on the matter.
People complain about reddit on reddit all the time. And you're gonna find more relevant experiences when you're asking on reddit as well...
Uh...I feel like I should try to save face by lying, and answering "no".
So no. I have not.