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What the fuck is happening at Reddit? (beehaw.org)
submitted 18 hours ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org
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So, I have a main account, where I'm the asshole editor with lots of opinions, and then two others for things a bit more spicy.

Both of those have been suspended for "suspicious activity" roughly 30 hours apart. For, you know, posting what I usually do.

The thing is, one of these -- I'm in the eight-year club there -- is associated with an email address that was terminated for lack of use, so I can't reset my password as prescribed.

The other was suspended yesterday every single time I posted anything, resulting in multiple password resets. I've not posted anything there today, but ... hey, look, it's suspended again.

Is Reddit just making a hard turn toward banning adult content? r/help seems to have a few other people in my boat wondering what the fuck is going on, but I can't find any sources suggesting a shift in policy. And I can't post in r/help on my main ... the submit button does nothing.

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[–] remington@beehaw.org 10 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Reddit is corporate-controlled and moderators/administrators can run amok so easily. I was banned from /r/news years ago with no explanation...I appealed several times with no responses.

I founded /r/AskBibleScholars and have no issues there.

I believe that you already know the answers to your own questions.

[–] Pechente@feddit.org 3 points 13 hours ago

I also had an account that made it to the frontpage once with a gif that I illustrated and animated myself. Shortly after, the account got shadow banned an I never learned why. Didn’t post anything illegal or even weird with it. Reddit moderation is such a shit show.

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 11 points 17 hours ago

The speed at which these suspensions are being done suggests zero human input. And I know the difference between mod removal and a sitewide blanket suspension.