2d ago

me_irl

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When you're 20 minutes into an argument on reddit and suddenly get permanently IP banned for saying something that didn't even break rules
- Their automated banning system has been on the fritz lately. I've seen so many [ Removed by Reddit ]s in the last couple months
  
  Ong bro, I highly doubt that even their replies which say "this action was done without the use of automation" are even interacted with by the admins themselves, or any humans at all
- I lost 7 reddit accounts, some over 12 years old, because I quoted someone saying a gendered slur on a serious discussion sub, so that he couldn't edit his comment. Then i reported it. They banned me for "using a slur" and I appealed and the mods of that community laughed at me and acted like the sewage that they were and then when I appealed to admins I got perma'd.
  New accounts made, those got insta-banned. Used VPN and new email, purged all cookies. Insta shadowban. Repeated the process, no VPN, reset IP, cleared everything, got shadowbanned within a day.
  Meanwhile there are AI and bots just pouring low-effort content and comments across the entire website. "People" scream racial and sexist rants without facing any consequence. Entire communities of hate and sexism running rampant and gaining members.
  It's enough to make a reasonable person feel unreasonably conspiratorial and suspicious.
  
  Ong bro, the reddit admins are basically just non-existent atp, highly doubt they do any work, cuz the AI based permabans are going haywire
- Or you spend all of that time writing a well research comment and then realize that you’ve been shadow banned for pointing out that several sexual health/advice communities on there are run by what seem to be serial rapists….
  
  That's so messed up man :/
  
  This feels like diffamation and harassment. Stick to the facts if you're going to expose someone
  
  I had screenshots and receipts. I’m not sharing them here, but I invite you to pick your favorite kinky advice community, and flip through some of those moderators histories.
  
  Well in that case... 👀
- Same on Lemmy
  
  Damn, but atleast it's decentralized here. Getting banned from a server doesn't get you permabanned, IP banned, device tagged and witch-hunted across the site (as of right now)
  
  Well, it could. You’ll have to switch instances m, but a lot of them could interpret this as ban evading
  IP bans are a thing. They’re just not automatic and you get targeted by admins
  
  Damn I see, that make sense. But still, reddit worse (as of right now), hopefully it collapses or people realize the CEO is a pedo who is basically turning it into a facist empire and they switch to another similar app
- The net is far more ban happy than it used to, it's gotten to the point that I don't feel safe using Steam Forums.
  
  Didn't care that much on Reddit, but on Lemmy, I feel like instance admins could choose to ban my account at any time, and that's fucking annoying.
  
  fr man
- But IPs are dynamic.
  
  Generally, yes. However, depending on how you get internet, it might be much more difficult to change an IP.
  On cable, there is no guarantee that restarting your modem/router will change your IP. Lots of cable ISP have the policy to reassign the same IP as long as the DHCP lease can be renewed.
  There are tricks like trying to unplug the modem for a long time, or change enough of its configuration/reset it to get a new lease. Or use a separate router that can change its MAC address.
  Even if dynamic, some people can be "stuck" with the same IP for a while. In my case I can have the same one for months.
  EDIT: I nearly deleted this comment.

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