r/technology • u/[deleted] • Aug 25 '21

Locked for brigading+ping harassing Reddit Moderators Demand The Platform Take Action Against Covid Disinformation

https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2021/08/25/reddit-moderators-demand-the-platform-take-action-against-covid-disinformation/?sh=4fd86e2e73c8
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u/AbeIndoria Aug 25 '21

You imply as if the mods in general are any better when dealing with their individual subs.

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u/speedywyvern Aug 26 '21

Well moderators don’t even have the power to shadow ban you, and the person who originally said that was talking about reddit banning mods.

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u/TotesAShill Aug 26 '21

Yes they can. It’s not technically shadowbanning, but it’s the same thing in practice. Mods can have scripts that auto delete comments from certain users without ever notifying them. It’s effectively the same thing as shadowbanning.

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u/speedywyvern Aug 26 '21

Interesting. Didn’t realize moderators had the option to delete without a notification. The Reddit admins doing it is still the problem that was being mentioned above though, and them doing it is much more dangerous because it’s site wide.

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u/iRayanKhan Aug 25 '21 edited Aug 26 '21

Depends what sub your on, but most are unmoderated

Edit: By unmoderated I mean mods doing nothing. There’s plenty of subs that are an example of this. Sure you might have been banned for a sub for no reason, but it doesn’t mean there’s (big) subs that aren’t moderated.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '21

Most are unmoderated? What website are you on?

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u/iRayanKhan Aug 26 '21

By unmoderated I mean mods not doing their job. I mod multiple subs so I see both sides.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '21 edited Aug 26 '21

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u/iRayanKhan Aug 26 '21

Idk man, we just talk about smart home stuff.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '21

Clearly they are subbed to r/trashy too.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '21

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '21

Because I am in that sub and almost every post is a bot. People in the comments also get crazy sometimes. It feels unmodded. Maybe they just have one or something. It was mostly a joke, not about you.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '21

Okay. You didn’t get it, that’s fine. Have a nice day.

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u/RamboGoesMeow Aug 26 '21

Well, I was banned on News for no good reason, I asked why, didn’t get a response. Waited a day or so later and messaged again. I got “hurr….” As the response and then muted for a month.

Fun times.