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4 votes
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RIP 'Red vs. Blue.' Machinima is gone—but its legacy is everywhere
7 votes -
Jack Dorsey quits Bluesky board and urges users to stay on Elon Musk's X
43 votes -
Was there a trojan horse hidden in Section 230 all along that could enable adversarial interoperability?
16 votes -
Case before Norway's Supreme Court claims that depriving sex offender of a Snapchat account is unlawful under the European Convention on Human Rights
15 votes -
A lawsuit argues Meta is required by law to let you control your own feed
30 votes -
A Reddit-led boycott of Loblaws, one of Canadas largest grocers, begins today
46 votes -
I made a mistake, I started using Reddit again
...and within a few weeks I was banned from r/iphone for "ban evasion", which I most definitely did not do. I've had the same reddit account for over 16 years and other than a surprisingly HUGE...
...and within a few weeks I was banned from r/iphone for "ban evasion", which I most definitely did not do.
I've had the same reddit account for over 16 years and other than a surprisingly HUGE number of deleted comments and posts (according to sites that track that) that seem perfectly benign to me (mostly deleted for stupidly trivial technicalities), I've never had any problems on the site. Sure, a few unpopular opinions here and there that get downvoted a little but, but nothing offensive, no trolling, etc.
So, I tried to respond, and here's how the conversation went:
Hello. I’m very confused by this ban notification. The only recent activity that I’ve had on this subreddit is to answer somebody’s question, and I cannot imagine how that answer in any way violated the rules. Can you please help me to at least understand what led to this?
...to which the mod replied:
Ban evasion not that hard to get
...and I responded:
I honestly do not know what you're talking about. It appears that you think that I have been posting with multiple accounts, but I have not. I've been using this same account for over 16 years without ever being accused of such a thing. I'd appreciate it if you could take a look and reconsider.
...to which I got:
No the system detects ban evader like you automatically
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I'm sorry that you think that I have done such a thing, but I have not. I even co-moderate another subreddit that is a very serious one with its fair share of trolls to deal with, so I get it, but I honestly did not try to evade any prior bans.
... and the only response I get back is:
Stop
I'm so sick and tired of that site, I don't know why I went back after doing so well avoiding it after the somewhat recent events that caused me to uninstall all of the apps and stop using the site. The mods there are abusive and power-hungry and it's a toxic place to be. It's a shame because my account is over 16 years old and I remember the old days when it was nothing like it is now. :(
So, hopefully this time I'll stop using the site for good, this was the reminder that I needed. I've avoided Facebook and other social media due to the toxicity, I don't know why I expected reddit to be any better; please stay above the fray, Tildes!
70 votes -
Meta in Myanmar, Part II: The Crisis
8 votes -
Last Week Tonight full episode library coming soon to YouTube
25 votes -
I don't think I'm 'grokking' how the fediverse works. (Or at least, how following federated accounts works)
I'm taking some time to set up a mastodon account, and am currently confused about how following other federated accounts is supposed to work. Let's use https://lemmy.world/c/comicstrips as an...
I'm taking some time to set up a mastodon account, and am currently confused about how following other federated accounts is supposed to work.
Let's use https://lemmy.world/c/comicstrips as an example. I go to that link and I see posts from other federated sites, as well as posts made directly on lemmy.world (I presume). I can also view all posts from that community in r.nf as well (https://r.nf/c/comicstrips@lemmy.world). I see all the same posts from the lemmy link.
What I don't understand is why, when I follow @comicstrips@lemmy.world on mastodon I only ever am shown replies and boosts from the account. I don't see the original image post, which I was expecting.
What am I missing? For what it's worth I'm using Phanpy to interact with mastodon, but am experiencing the same behavior on mastodon.social as well.
17 votes -
Reddit, AI spam bots explore new ways to show ads in your feed
61 votes -
US Congress approves bill banning TikTok unless Chinese owner ByteDance sells platform
69 votes -
Pseudoarchaeology and the pseudoscience pipeline - Milo Rossi live at Virginia Tech
8 votes -
Instagram's Nudify [non-consensual fake nude photo generator] ads
45 votes -
Why Gen Z is quietly giving up
27 votes -
Scammers are targeting teenage boys on social media—and driving some to suicide
27 votes -
FYI: This site claims to have harvested 4B+ Discord chats, today all yours for a price
41 votes -
To make sure grandmas like his don't get conned, he scams the scammers
25 votes -
Setting up a 3d printing RTMP stream on YouTube
4 votes -
Two popular Danish television presenters have reported Meta to the police after finding their images and words had been manipulated and misused in thousands of Facebook ads
29 votes -
Twitter replaces twitter.com with x.com without user consent. Bad implementation invites an influx of Phishing attacks. (german source)
48 votes -
Here are thirteen other explanations for the adolescent mental health crisis. None of them work.
17 votes -
Why do negative topics dominate social media sites, even here?
This is a question I eventually ask about every social media site I use(d). I like Tildes, and the discussions here are much more constructive than any other place I've seen, however I've seen it...
This is a question I eventually ask about every social media site I use(d). I like Tildes, and the discussions here are much more constructive than any other place I've seen, however I've seen it to be true even here. When one doesn't curate their feed, and use the default home page, the negative topics seems to dominate. I'm talking about the topics that talk about problems and what's wrong with something, often with titles implying the awfulness or emergency of such a problem. I think I don't need to elaborate on how this is much more prevalent and extreme on other sites. But nevertheless, it's a recurring pattern even here.
I know the argument that goes that humans are problem-fixing machines, and that there are psychological incentives to focus on problems. However, this seems overly reductive and lacking in explanatory power to me. Outside of internet, this is not a phenomenon I've experienced with people, unless they were mentally going through something very rough. Otherwise, people generally seem to talk about neutral or positive issues. And even while talking about negative issues, the tone often isn't grim, and doesn't leave a depressive aftertaste.
Even on the internet, in smaller spaces and more closed spaces, like chatting servers, this doesn't seem to hold true. Sure, there are politically-oriented, and therefore problem-oriented spaces even there, but most spaces don't seem to be that way. Back when I used Facebook too, while the posts were vain, most of my friends and acquaintances were just interested in sharing and commenting on social lives.
So I think this is a problem that is more endemic to "open" social media sites, with easily accessible and open-to-public spaces, rather than applying to the whole humanity or even every internet space. Its one of my biggest head scratchers about social media sites. So far I couldn't find a satisfactory explanation in the literature either. Doesn't mean there isn't, but I haven't stumbled upon such.
So, I'm interested in your opinions: Why do negative topics dominate on open social media sites, even here, unless curated against? Why is this such a strong recurring pattern for sites structured like this, while it's not in other online and physical spaces and interections I mentioned?
59 votes -
Instagram generated almost 30% of Meta’s revenue in early 2022
27 votes -
The rise and fall of the trad wife: Alena Kate Pettitt helped lead an online movement promoting domesticity. Now she says, “It’s become its own monster.”
39 votes -
The great rewiring: is social media really behind an epidemic of teenage mental illness?
28 votes -
The influencer who “reverses” Lupus with smoothies. Psychiatrist Brooke Goldner makes extraordinary claims about incurable diseases. It’s brought her a mansion, a Ferrari, and a huge social following.
18 votes -
Discord to start showing ads for gamers to boost revenue
62 votes -
Fedi Garden to instance admins: “Block Threads to remain listed”
23 votes -
Why Bluesky remains the most interesting experiment in social media, by far
30 votes -
Lego requests California police department stop using their toy heads to cover suspect mugshots on social media
40 votes -
You don't need to document everything
31 votes -
Florida latest to restrict social media for kids as legal battle looms
22 votes -
Reddit pops as much as 70% in NYSE debut after selling shares at top of range
37 votes -
US judge rules YouTube, Facebook and Reddit must face lawsuits claiming they helped radicalize a mass shooter
47 votes -
Elon Musk on racism, bailing out Donald Trump, hate speech, and more - The Don Lemon Show (full interview)
29 votes -
Once more with feeling: Banning TikTok is unconstitutional and won’t do shit to deal with any actual threats
24 votes -
What I did when my art got stolen (I got help from lawyers and posted on social media)
17 votes -
Tell US Congress: Stop the TikTok ban
32 votes -
An influential economics forum has a troubling surplus of trolls
18 votes -
Time to delete your Glassdoor account and data
102 votes -
The end of the MrBeast era
39 votes -
Refund fraud schemes promoted on TikTok, Telegram are costing Amazon and other retailers billions of dollars
37 votes -
Can Reddit survive its own IPO?
22 votes -
YouTube blocks access to CBC's The Fifth Estate story on killing of B.C. Sikh activist at India's demand
50 votes -
On popular online platforms, predatory groups coerce children into self-harm
15 votes -
House passes bill that could ban TikTok in the US, sending it to the Senate
45 votes -
The life-ruining power of routines: Habits don’t lead to personal optimisation. They lead to suffering.
32 votes -
The mystery social media account schooling US Congress on how to do its job
39 votes