Re:Reddit suspended two people who use Dystopia, across thre...
by yjftsjthsd-h on Sunday December 27, 2020 @03:02PM
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It's not ironclad, but since Reddit has refused to explain why it's banning people and there's an obvious common thread, the title is a fair belief at the moment, albeit with some uncertainty.
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Re:Reddit suspended two people who use Dystopia, across thre...
by D13Fd on Sunday December 27, 2020 @03:23PM
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Not only is it not ironclad, it’s unsupported.
Accurate headlines would be more like “Reddit bans users after they use an accessibility app” or “Reddit users banned after they use accessibility app.”
There is just no basis for ascribing intent here.
Re:Reddit suspended two people who use Dystopia, across thre...
by MrStonedOne on Sunday December 27, 2020 @03:26PM
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There needs to be some sort of push in the other direction for this trend of not stating why bans happen, and treating wild speculation as fact because the site owners choose not to provide the user (and the public they tell) info on the ban is a perfectly acceptable solution.
Re:Reddit suspended two people who use Dystopia, across thre...
by D13Fd on Sunday December 27, 2020 @03:47PM
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Treating wild speculation as fact just kills credibility.
The headline is simply inaccurate. We don’t know whether Reddit banned the users because they were blind and using an accessibility app (extremely unlikely) or because they were using an accessibility app with extra-API features that may have inadvertently violated some policy or that may have taken actions that resembled those of a banned app or a spam app.
Re:Reddit suspended two people who use Dystopia, across thre...
by MereInterest on Sunday December 27, 2020 @03:39PM
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Which is a major reason why the reason for a ban should be required for any ban. There is a basis for investigating intent. The evidence that would be necessary for ascribing intent has been obscured by the same party that made the ban.