cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/73406944

It all started when my main Reddit account was banned—simply because I posted a comment criticizing the banning of a subreddit—resulting in the immediate loss of an account I’d held for about 4 years, with 102k karma. I appealed, but I received no response—not even a reason for my ban, nor any notification that I had been banned in the first place. I’ve filed appeals repeatedly over the past few months, but today, I’m finally giving up. Fuck Spez and his pathetic, whore of a family. When I submitted my appeals, there wasn’t even any indication that they had gone through; I was just left in total silence, unable to do a thing. I started using an existing alt account for basic tasks, but today, that account was banned too—all because I recommended the non-profit, open-source “VPN Gate” project to someone who was complaining about the mandatory KYC (age verification) requirements being imposed in my country. The only reason I was still using Reddit was out of habit, and I’ve decided it’s time to change some of my habits. Ultimately, this is the inevitable fate of every centralized corporation—without exception. There’s no guarantee that some complete moron won’t end up in charge of any of them. I wish more people realized this. If four years of my effort are being sold off to AI data companies, and everything can be permanently wiped out overnight without a word of warning, then that is, quite simply, data theft. Once again, fuck you, Spez—you absolute piece of shit. If you had even an ounce of courage or integrity, you wouldn’t have imposed those damn API restrictions in 2023 and ruined Reddit. I truly regret the four years I spent here, but it’s better to cut my losses now. Goodbye, you son of a bitch Spez, and your puppet, Reddit…

  • grepe@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    14 hours ago

    i recommend installing block site extension in your browser and adding reddit to the list of blocked sites. i did it almost 2 years ago and still sometimes instinctively type reddit.com when opening a new tab… but it’s getting better.

    my account got first permabanned without warning or explanation from worldnews sub after i (politely) suggested that maybe blowing up a school full of kids (30 dead) is not the right thing to do even if a terrorist is hiding inside (under an article about case in gaza). then i still sticked around for my hobby subs for a while but the sute kept showing all kinds of other content to my feed. one day there was a picture showing a WW2 nazi flag on someone’s front yard in ohio and people were suggesting they should bring some veterans to talk to them and explain why it is wrong. i said that wouldn’t help and that people like this should be “tarred and feathered” - which was, according to reddit, not acceptable behaviour because “reddit is trying to be a place where everyone can feel safe and me threatening other people is undermining it”. banned and out.