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Re:Reddit now tracks all outbound link clicks by default, ex... by SamReidHughes on Thursday July 07, 2016 @06:16PM (#12052421)
> If this comment got downvoted too much it would be marked [Dead] and disappear, and if that happened a lot my entire account would be shadowbanned.

I don't think any of this sentence is true. Getting [dead]ed was an experiment a long time ago which afaict ended quickly. And bans for non-spam-related reasons are obviously quite public.

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Re:Reddit now tracks all outbound link clicks by default, ex... by marak830 on Thursday July 07, 2016 @08:19PM (#12052904)
I believe I read something from dang a few weeks ago saying this. I'm on my phone though sorry and can't find it .
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Re:Reddit now tracks all outbound link clicks by default, ex... by SamReidHughes on Thursday July 07, 2016 @10:28PM (#12053276)
This, I presume: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12004060
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Re:Reddit now tracks all outbound link clicks by default, ex... by marak830 on Friday July 08, 2016 @04:14AM (#12054179)
That's it, thanks.
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