A Reddit Bot Drove Me Insane

Re:A Reddit Bot Drove Me Insane by alex1138 on Monday April 14, 2025 @03:48AM (#43679009)

It doesn't have to be bots or astroturf either, you get a bunch of ideologically-leaning mods to ban anyone they disagree with, make them control a bunch of subreddits (potentially), some subs will even ban you for posting in other subs

Reddit as a whole isn't interested in fairness, it's quite clear the direction they took as a site

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Re:A Reddit Bot Drove Me Insane by immibis on Monday April 14, 2025 @05:20AM (#43679523)

I'm unsure how to understand your comment because both things exist on Reddit:

1. subreddits where sane things are removed and their posters are banned in order to astroturf a moderator's insane opinions as normal

2. subreddits where insane things are removed and their posters are banned, as they should be, but the banned posters (who can be very numerous!) try very hard to make it out like it's situation 1.

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Re:A Reddit Bot Drove Me Insane by slicerdicer2 on Monday April 14, 2025 @05:42AM (#43679606)

3. subreddits where sane things are removed and their posters are banned, but the banning mods try very hard to make it out like it's situation 2.

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Re:A Reddit Bot Drove Me Insane by sharpshadow on Monday April 14, 2025 @08:41AM (#43680658)

I was quite surprised when a bunch of years ago a unidentified aerial phenomena was sighted around Rio de Janeiro recorded and witnessed by hundreds, the military following and shooting it down, and every dedicated subreddit deleted every submission.

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