Hi, I hope its fine to write about this here.
I recently got PERMANENTLY banned from Reddit on my alt for rule 1 (Hate speech / inciting violence).
Apparently the reason was for writing a slur ? I had no idea it the word I used was even a slur in the first place, because I saw so many others use it before me with no issue, and there were posts using the same word as I did BEFORE and AFTER I got banned and those posts are still up. I have no idea how Reddit AI moderations even judged that my own comment was offensive.
Sadly for me, even my main account, that I have had for 8 years and used to talk to a lot of communities, was also permanently banned.
In just one night, I had lost a lot of the communities I interacted with over the years. Besides, you might hate Reddit (and rightfully so) but atm its too mainstream and widely used, and there sadly isnt a better alternative for a platform where you can access forums for any sort of niche topics, ask questions etc… Many of these are not available elsewhere, not even here.
Anyway, I tried appealing to Reddit but I have been automatically rejected within 5 minutes of writing my appeal (idk if I can believe their “This decision was made without the assistance of automation”).
I have now written to them through their reddithelp explaining that I had no idea it was a bad word, that I will be more careful in the future and wish for another chance. But I dont expect a positive response (if I get one to begin with).
I have read how their ban evasion detection works and it seems either impossible or extremely hard to bypass, and I am worried about this because I am scared I will forever be unable to ask questions there ever again, or interact with my previous subreddits.
They ban people left and right. Fuck reddit.
I recently got PERMANENTLY banned from Reddit on my alt for rule 1 (Hate speech / inciting violence).
Apparently the reason was for writing a slur ? I had no idea it the word I used was even a slur in the first place, because I saw so many others use it before me with no issue, and there were posts using the same word as I did BEFORE and AFTER I got banned and those posts are still up. I have no idea how Reddit AI moderations even judged that my own comment was offensive.
Yeah, spez wants his house to be squeaky clean to make his prudish Republican shareholders happy, so it banhammers anyone deems to be “violent” – even if discussed casually. That’s why the bans are now permanent and irreversible.
It’s also useless trying to appeal to overturn the ban, unless one’s a confirmed celebrity with a building full of lawyers.
Fuck Reddit
Give up on reddit. It’s a cesspool of corporate shills, bots, and ads nowadays.
It’s a cesspool of corporate shills, bots, and ads
And fucking annoying assholes who think they’re smart.
Yup. Was definitely feeling the dead internet vibe on there sometimes. It’s sad. I was on there for 12 before I got perma-banned.
Fuck reddit
Reddit stopped caring about users a while ago. They’re not going to reinstate you, because they have no motivation to do so.
Unfortunately, it’s time to give up on it. Find similar communities elsewhere, and if you can’t find them, make them. Over time, there will be more and more people in your situation looking for it.
Find similar communities elsewhere
I still like good old niche forums.
Unfortunate :/
Lemmy so far is an interesting alternative but it doesn’t have the same popularity (I hope it changes over time because Reddit has been going to shit with their AI moderation). Sadly the Reddit community I was in is a small niche community that helped me a lot with my mental health so it’ll be hard for me to make one from scratch.
Thank you in any case
I’m sorry that you’re losing that community. I hope you can find or help build another. If not Lemmy, it’ll crop up somewhere.
I’m starting to suspect that Reddit bans accounts that have been long-standing and in good standing, only to take them over with bots, because accounts with longstanding credibility are a powerful tool for bots to take over. Because once we’ve been banned, we can no longer login to our account, so we can’t even go in and check if it’s been taken over.
I got perma-banned after 14 years for “hate speech” by showing people how to make user friendly/inexpensive first aid kits for the No Kings protests. The Commander Who Queefs brought in the military to beat on his citizens illegally. I thought I was helping, not hating. Fuck Spez and fuck Reddit.
Reddit is catering entirely to conservatives.
The bots are geared now to get rid of anyone it deems to be “subversive” which includes protesting against police and ICE brutality.
Has your content be reposted to Lemmy? I need a good, cheap, all-purpose, first-aid kit for when I’m out on my bike pedaling around town.
Could be needed for cuts, scratches, abrasions, getting coal rolled, snakebites, bug bites/stings, or biking to/from a large gathering of people.
I got a lot of heat about using Amazon, but I’m not near a sporting goods store or a store that has first aid kits. Use the man at your own risk.
For biking around, helping out, I’ve been pretty happy with Vriexsd products. You need a more reinforced case, just in case
First aid kits, truly a weapon of insurrection
My eye wash cups will be banned in Geneva part deux.
- Don’t use the Reddit app
- Register with a new email address, using mobile browser
- Use Lemmy more
That’s not enough. They track hardcore fingerprinting now.
But not continues. A few months after my first ban, I could use a forgotten account for nearly a year, until I got another bullshit “warning” that led to another permanban.
You can still browse pages for any information. Any interaction will probably get them a ban evasion.
Surely that’s not enough ? I was already using Reddit on a mobile browser (never used the app) so they probably know my device.
Use Fennec browser
You are correct, you will no longer be allowed to establish a new account or log into any of your old accounts. All you can do is lurk & read but not interact. I’ve had five accounts over the last 15 years on reddit, they are all dead to me because same reason you’re experiencing.
Permanent bans should not exist anywhere. Sadly, they do.
If there are some communities you simply can’t live without because they provide good links you are interested in just download an RSS reader. Reddit still allows RSS access, at least for now.
You won’t be able to post and interact with the content anymore, but let’s face it, Reddit is actively purging itself of humans, in favor of bots, for some reason. So the discussions are filled with slop and useless now. I’m glad I didn’t buy any stock.
I can still read content even when logged on my Reddit account so that’s not really the issue. I just hoped to figure out a way to slowly rebuild a new account while avoiding their ban evasion detection.
I lost almost 15 years, welcome to the club.
Build our own, with blackjack and hookers
Tried that, but the Epstein files are allready full.
Welcome to the federation, your new Reddit.
Feel free to ask any questions you want!
Just not how to get back on Reddit.
Surely their detection isn’t that great? What would happen if you sandboxed a 3rd party reddit client and patch it with lucky patcher (edit: to remove Google services access and whatever else that could help anonymity)? I’m assuming your IP changes anyway
