Hey all. I’m here to tell you about my experience getting “shadow-banned” on my 8-year-old Reddit account. Short alike others: https://lemmy.today/post/49087735, https://lemmy.today/post/48784920, https://lemmy.today/post/47876190, https://lemmy.today/post/47779751
Almost smart
I basically stopped using Reddit 3 year ago around the whole “Reddit’s killing Thirdparty APPS” but, got sucked back in to a niche health/lookmaxing style Sub that I helped Mod for 10 months.
The day of
About a week ago I’m making posts, commenting, Moding, etc, and interactions stop working strangely lets of red error popups, and the “Important Information About Your Reddit Account” notification, saying “after detecting some technical irregularities on your USER_NAME account, we took the extra precaution of locking your account. To unlock your account, reset your password now.”
Figuring it out
So, I reset it via my email and log back in. Worried, but it seem top be working… then a few hours later the same red banner errors when I try to interact with users. So, I view my account on a logged out browser and it says “account suspended”
What to-do?
After filling out both https://www.reddit.com/appeal & https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=360000600232 I waited for an email, Reddit notification… And got nothing about it.
Now, the current non-signed in status is “This account has been banned” & all posts/comments are removed (Mods can still see them as from u/deleted & manually approve them)
When signed in:
- No banner on my account or reason for being banned.
- All public interactions fail with a Red popup error, and my entire history of posts and comments says “Sorry, this post was removed by Reddit’s filters.” or “Removed by Reddit”
Why?
What did I do wrong? Only reddit knows that! We can speculate, but, there is no point really. Reddit’s TOS allows them to!
How I feel about it
I feel disrespected, gaslit, lied to, and discriminated against. Sad, angry, depressed, etc… :( You all know the stages of grief.
Reddit pretending there’s a technical issue to me, but banning me without even saying it, and removing all my past posts & comments is very disheartening. From my personal experience, Reddit has proven to be largely a waste of time, and very much uninvestable.
Moving forward
Well, I’m not gonna make another Reddit account just for the same thing to happen, that would be me participating in (as I see it) a toxic relationship. I still get other random Reddit notifications (modmail, streak messages, etc) I can’t do anything with. It’s like Reddit is teasing me now. This guy has a good point https://lemmy.today/post/47176601/22123471
A little help?
Anyway, I know there is a lot of hate for conservative/Christian views around here, so any TIPS on where to find a ‘safe space’ to be me & express my self, and how to limit/block toxicity would be appreciated.
Maybe this is a sign from God, that my time is better offline.
Anyway, know there is a lot of hate for conservative/ Christian views around here, so any TIPS on where to find a ‘safe space’ to be me & express my self, and how to limit/block toxicity would be appreciated.
People don’t care about religion here like they do (did?) on Reddit. Some dweebs might get worked up, but it’s far more chill here.
People here are often wary of conservatism though because it’s an inherently reactionary ideology that seeks power by attacking targeted populations; that’s what upsets people, and the fediverse is full of those who have been targeted by such campaigns.
Almost nobody will care that you’re Christian, but nearly everyone will be upset if you antagonize trans people. If your faith is about personal improvement, that’s chill. If it’s about controlling people whose lifestyle you hate, then this isn’t the place.
Seem peoples presumptions about the terms conservatism & Christian are all over the place. Getting thrown in the "97% correlation between being a Nazi trash person and being a “conservative Christian” is trying.
You supported DOGE and hated DEI in your one relavant post here before you went inactive. I’m sure if you the conservative “christian” with a looksmaxxing obession were brave enough to share their reddit username that got banned we’d find a loud and proud MAGA chud. A nazi. Enjoy hell.
Wow, you really get exercise from jumping from stereotyping people.
I’d say it’s far more about the conservative descriptor than the Christian one.
Personally, I’d much rather have a Christian friend who aligned with my values of celebrating diversity, defending personal liberty, and making the economy work for everyone instead of a select few over an atheist who constantly cries about “wokeness” and “cancel culture.”
People who identify as conservative Christians are frequently white nationalists who are more concerned with which genitals are in what bathroom or kicking brown people out of the country than preventing people from freezing to death on the street. If that’s not you, wonderful; but at least in the US you are indeed a rare breed.
I’m curious: what value does conservatism as a concept hold for you?
I look at conservatism as a concept that preserves the experiments that worked, and a necessary counterbalance to progressivism. Obviously, the ideal is a balance between them.
As an example, I think the separation of genders in such things as changing rooms, sports, & jails are all valuable traditions learn by hard lessons of those you come before us, and that we throw those out at are own peril. Basically conservatism = traditionalism in my mind. Who are we to be so bold as to think we are smarter than those you came before us? Or that the ‘old rules no longer apply to our lives’?
I look at conservatism as a concept that preserves the experiments that worked
Basically conservatism = traditionalism in my mind.
That’s a progressive perspective on conservatism, and expressing it as such places you further Left than most Democrats in office.
America’s self-described “Conservatives” are mostly christian nationalists who don’t seek to conserve key American traditions like multiculturalism, but rather to impose their moral ideals on those who they see as “degenerates” in society and would gladly cut off their noses if it would spite the faces of those they see as “other”.
This is obvious when you consider that “Conservatives” are more offended that trans people like myself might use a public restroom than the fact that ICE is running concentration camps and separating families from their children.
Actually Conservative Christians are anti-Capitalists that care most about serving the needy and destitute and look down on the wealthy for their lack of charity. The self-proclaimed christians who voted a pedophile into office do not seek to conserve tradition, merely to preserve their own social status.
Seems people have a different idea on the meaning of the terms then I do. It’s interesting, because, by definition, I am inspiring Christian & and nationalist. And yes, I think the government must regulate morality, aka the “impose their moral ideals on those who they see as “degenerates” in society” part. Why not make rape, incest, theft, murder, domestic abuse, human sacrifices, etc, legal? Because that immoral & would degrade society!
Actually Conservative Christians are anti-Capitalists that care most about serving the needy and destitute and look down on the wealthy for their lack of charity.
I’m inspiring to this ideal more, but, don’t see capitalism of inherently evil, like a gun or a drug.
This is obvious when you consider that “Conservatives” are more offended that trans people like myself might use a public restroom than the fact that ICE is running concentration camps and separating families from their children.
I believe you not making a good faith statement there, and instead trying to straw man the perspective you disagree with because your emotional about this and stereotyping people is the easy way out of self reflection. Why the statement is more or less true, I think your heart posture is one of anger, rather than empathy. (I know that’s a very judgy statement, and it could be wrong.)
I’m inspiring to this ideal more, but, don’t see capitalism of inherently evil, like a gun or a drug.
capitalism isnt a neutral tool though, it’s a system of social relations that jesus explicitly condemned
I am inspiring Christian & and nationalist.
walking contradiction; nationalism is idolatry. Whatever religion you follow is not christianity.
walking contradiction; nationalism is idolatry
This is true. I am not a theist, but I think this is one of those things were the JW view of “we are just passing though and are not interested in worldly things” makes sense. They are still harmful overall.
The whole nationalist christian (nat-c) thing is so theologically twisted its crazy anyone takes it seriously. Tho a big part of the faith is to train oneself to do these mental backflips and apologia, so I guess.
This is obvious when you consider that “Conservatives” are more offended that trans people like myself might use a public restroom than the fact that ICE is running concentration camps and separating families from their children.
I believe you not making a good faith statement there, and instead trying to straw man the perspective you disagree with because your emotional about this and stereotyping people is the easy way out of self reflection. Why the statement is more or less true, I think your heart posture is one of anger, rather than empathy. (I know that’s a very judgy statement, and it could be wrong.)
Literal.
Concentration.
Camps.
For children.
Don’t talk to me about my heart, why isn’t yours bleeding? How dare you call yourself a Christian?
My grandma (God rest her soul) was the sweetest little ol’ church lady you’d ever meet and she’d have whupped my ass in front of the whole congregation on Sunday morning if I expressed even a fraction of your callous disregard for your fellow man.
