I think Reddit is tracking my phone?

Posted by rentzed on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @01:46AM
from the self-post dept.

I got permabanned from Reddit on my Android Google Pixel phone and whenever I would create a new account it would instantly get banned.

I tried reinstalling the app but it still banned my new account. I'm not familiar with App Development so I was curious to see if anyone could explain to me how they are tracking me and if I can do anything to get rid of it.

While on the topic of app development, I heard that apps can track more things about the user. For instance, there are ways an app can identify the IP of a user even if they are using a VPN but a website is unable to. Would appreciate if anyone could clear that up for me. Thanks

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Re:I think Reddit is tracking my phone? by anthk on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @02:37AM (#35710224)

You can try RedReader from F-Droid.

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Re:I think Reddit is tracking my phone? by rentzed on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @01:05PM (#35716891)

Do you know if there is something like this but for TikTok, IG, YouTube, and Twitter?

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Re:I think Reddit is tracking my phone? by xigoi on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @04:36PM (#35719605)

For YouTube, I definitely recommend NewPipe.

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Re:I think Reddit is tracking my phone? by KomoD on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @11:21AM (#35715133)

Yeah, it's just fingerprinting.

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Re:I think Reddit is tracking my phone? by jjice on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @11:23AM (#35715177)

^^ They're probably fingerprinting based on some device specific info. Try a different client or a different device.

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Re:I think Reddit is tracking my phone? by rupalsaini on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @02:39PM (#35718149)

Reddit auto-moderator are powerful, this platform so powerful in terms of controlling spamming

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Re:I think Reddit is tracking my phone? by hosteur on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @02:55PM (#35718361)

Why did you get permabanned?

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Re:I think Reddit is tracking my phone? by rentzed on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @06:27PM (#35720849)

A subreddit permabanned me for not following the 90/10 rule where only 10% of my content can be self-promotional.

I then tried to get back on the subreddit with another account that was following the rules. I got caught and got temporary ban from Reddit.

I then used another alt account on different subreddits but got caught and am now permabanned from Reddit.

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