Reddit will warn users who repeatedly upvote banned content - eviltoast
Reddit says the “vast majority” of users won’t be affected.
  • ksigley@lemm.eeEnglish
    57·
    2 hours ago

    This is my first comment from Lemmy. Thanks again to whomever suggested it.

  • VisionScout@lemmy.wtfEnglish
    81·
    43 minutes ago

    I register on reddit 17 years ago. Before the great migration from digg. I remember /r/programming being the first sub to reach 100k subscribers.

    I got banned for saying in the /r/europe sub that russia banning youtube in russia was a good thing because then we in the west would get less russian propaganda. Got banned for a couple days. Left and never looked back.

    /r/programming is dead already since around a decade. All the good discussions moved to hackernews and lobsters.

    EDIT: never forget that spez admitted to silently edit user comments that criticized him

  • cmrn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    24·
    2 hours ago

    Warms my heart to see all the ‘new account’ badges in this thread.

  • OneBigSpud@lemm.eeEnglish
    1·
    17 minutes ago

    Finally made the permanent switch over to Lemmy. I left a link in the Reddit Safety post so anyone else could convert easily.

    It’s an absurd overreach to say the least; good riddance to the corpo-bot platform.

    • slax@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      1 hour ago

      I mean I think its a good web series. We format it similar to How I Met Your Mother.

      Potential seasons Ellen Poa Quarantine Policy The Donald Ban API Changes WSB Mod Policy Changes

      And that’s how I met Lemmy.

    • surph_ninja@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      26 minutes ago

      I was checking it periodically to see if I was missing out on anything, but the entire front page is meticulously curated propaganda & ads now. The manipulation is especially obvious because they rarely even update it now. You’ll see the same shit stuck on popular for days.

      But I’m not complaining. It canceled out any FOMO I might’ve had.

      I don’t expect this ban hammer will help in their next earnings call.

  • 4shtonButcher@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    26·
    3 hours ago

    At this point being banned might be a good thing to drive home the point that also my favorite of the old corporate internet platforms should be avoided. I’m doing quite okay on staying away from Meta and have long deleted my Twitter account. I can’t get myself do drop Reddit somehow. Seems like they’re only helping me get off my addiction

  • kingthrillgore@lemmy.mlEnglish
    13·
    3 hours ago

    My link for this was deleted. Huh. I didn’t see this earier.

    Anyways I think this is a dangerous chilling effect and reddit has a terrible track record for not using this as intended, so I can only expect Reddit Admins to use this beyond warning, I expect bans and this used in warrants/NSLs quickly.

    Stop using reddit, stop going to reddit. And bring everyone you can to Lemmy. I want to be able to cut out my city subreddits like /r/Denver like a clean shit.

    • misk@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
      2·
      2 hours ago

      My link for this was deleted. Huh. I didn’t see this earier.

      I’m getting an impression that lemmy.world federation has been super slow recently.

  • Naevermix@lemmy.worldEnglish
    34·
    4 hours ago

    Reminds me of back in 2013 when Reddit admins accidentally revealed that Eglin Air Force Base, a location often cited as the source of government social-media propaganda/astroturfing programs, was the most Reddit addicted city in the world.

    • chaogomu@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      3 hours ago

      To be fair, every Air Force base had higher than average Reddit usage back in the day. It was one of the few websites not blocked by default. I don’t know when that changed, Because I was out before then.

      But yes, there are also the propaganda teams.

      • surph_ninja@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        17 minutes ago

        Because you’ve been propagandized to hell. A lot of people have. Which is why everyone lost their shit about “Russian interference” over a couple of shitty memes from Russian sources during an election, but didn’t seem to give a shit about electioneering from domestic propaganda sources.

        You’re getting far more propaganda from your own country than any other foreign entity, I promise you.