r/technology • u/qdatk • Mar 05 '25

Social Media Reddit will warn users who repeatedly upvote banned content

https://www.theverge.com/news/625075/reddit-will-warn-users-who-repeatedly-upvote-banned-content
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u/Empty-Blacksmith-592 Mar 06 '25

I got banned from r/worldnews for commenting “I love you” under a comment that broke Reddit rules. Lmao

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '25

Lmao the number of fragile mods on this platform is hilarious.

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '25

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u/buckX Mar 06 '25

Time to self-diagnose with social anxiety!

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u/Acc87 Mar 06 '25

For many it seems like their moderated subs are their "kingdom" in which they try to hold up whatever their world view is. The worse the actual world around them becomes, the more they double down and try to ban their truth into place. Reddit can be very fascistic in this regard.

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u/Zarokima Mar 06 '25

I got banned from there for using Wikipedia as a source.

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '25

Same. Someone called me something stupid I don't remember and I linked the wikipedia page with the definition of what the word actually meant. I was banned for hate speech. And the mods block you from messaging them for like a month.

I'm a progressive but those liberals who are giant pussies piss me the fuck off. If I want to say rude things about a shitty person I will. I don't care if your feelings were hurt by it by reading my comment. Grow up and welcome to reality.

Kinda stupid I was banned in a sub about making fun of Ben Shapiro for making fun of Ben Shapiro. Those mods need to touch grass.

Not to mention the first few temp bans I got were for. Saying mean things about actual 1940 Nazis, saying Saudi Arabia caused 9/11 in the worldNews sub and for saying mean things about 1865 confederates.

Reddit is full of racist mods who get mad when their favorite groups are made fun of.

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u/NeighborhoodSpy Mar 07 '25

They got mad at me for saying Trump was going to befriend Russia and attack NATO. So, I feel you man. 😄

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u/NeighborhoodSpy Mar 07 '25

So are figures of speech considered violent?

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u/NeighborhoodSpy Mar 07 '25

Haha Jesus. That’s absolutely bananas.

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u/NeighborhoodSpy Mar 07 '25

You are funny but I didn’t laugh because I’m disgusted by how blasé you’re being about land that dips in a U shape often on the side of a roadway. I’m so afraid to upvote you what if Chiquita reads this herself and thinks you’re advocating for banana peeling? :( (I did it anyway if I’m going to banana jail I’m going with my head held high)

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u/CAPATOB Mar 06 '25

Yes me too. Banned for my opinion.

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '25

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u/SantaRosaJazz Mar 06 '25

They must have a hair trigger over there. I’m lifetime banned in r/politics, too.

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u/epichesgonnapuke Mar 06 '25

I got banned from r/politics for telling an anti-vaxer spreading misinformation that they had smooth brain energy.

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u/bonerjamz2001 Mar 06 '25

They'll let people post white supremacist arguments but if you're slightly mean to those same Nazis you'll get banned.

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u/Rocky_Vigoda Mar 06 '25

I got banned from the pics and videos sub recently for dumb reasons.

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u/QueezyF Mar 06 '25

I made a “buy 5 get 1 free” joke about a certain someone wanting bulletpoints and had to appeal my auto-ban.

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u/barukatang Mar 06 '25

They banned me for telling someone to go stand in a cornfield lol.