22 votes

Reddit account was banned after adding my subs to the protest

6 comments

  1. [2]
    unkz
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    This actually sounds more like their account was hacked (and the hacker deleting all their content), hence being locked for suspicious activity. I have never once heard of Reddit taking an action...

    This actually sounds more like their account was hacked (and the hacker deleting all their content), hence being locked for suspicious activity. I have never once heard of Reddit taking an action like this.

    9 votes
    1. hollowimage
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      yeah, i think i agree -- reddit's admin team is too small and their powers are too broad to single out a user like this of a few niche subs especially when many of larger sub mods are openly...

      yeah, i think i agree -- reddit's admin team is too small and their powers are too broad to single out a user like this of a few niche subs especially when many of larger sub mods are openly hostile to the policy changes and haven't gotten the same treatment.

      it really does sound like someone's creds got compromised.

      6 votes
  2. [3]
    SweetestRug
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    I hope that this is either not true or some kind of mistake. Because if this is what Reddit is doing to the mods who plan to protest, things are going to continue to go downhill.

    I hope that this is either not true or some kind of mistake. Because if this is what Reddit is doing to the mods who plan to protest, things are going to continue to go downhill.

    3 votes
    1. smoontjes
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      It would certainly be a great way to lose their moderators in no time

      It would certainly be a great way to lose their unpaid staff moderators in no time

      2 votes
    2. m-p-3
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      That would be the equivalent of cutting their nose to spite their face.

      That would be the equivalent of cutting their nose to spite their face.

  3. sydneybrokeit
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    They're going to make more money, even if it kills them, it seems. The worst part is, this is all in preparation for their IPO. They aren't even actually beholden to shareholders yet and they're...

    They're going to make more money, even if it kills them, it seems.

    The worst part is, this is all in preparation for their IPO. They aren't even actually beholden to shareholders yet and they're already pulling this?

    3 votes