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.

  • Reddit_refugee7834@lemmy.todayOPEnglish
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    1 month ago

    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’?

    • knightly the Sneptaur@pawb.social
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      1 month ago

      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.

      • Reddit_refugee7834@lemmy.todayOPEnglish
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        26 days ago

        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.)

        • Diva (she/her)@lemmy.ml
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          26 days ago

          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.

          • InternetCitizen2@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            25 days ago

            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.

            • Diva (she/her)@lemmy.ml
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              24 days ago

              Christians have been doing mental gymnastics to reconcile worshiping Jesus and empire ever since Constantine made Christianity the state religion. Prior to that they’d be refusing military service/wars, holding property in common and refusing to worship the state/emperor. now pretty much every ‘christian’ is the opposite on all fronts.

        • knightly the Sneptaur@pawb.social
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          25 days ago

          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.