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[–] [email protected] 1 points 15 hours ago

Yes except for niche subs. I visit reddit about once a week now instead of daily. Can't wait for the day to come when I can leave for good.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 21 hours ago

I'm definitely banned permanently, I'm pretty sure I've got one of those evercookies somewhere that will make sure I stay banned, whether it's outright or a shadow-ban.

And it is mainly because of having engaged with some of the lowest of the low, deformed individuals that somehow inhabit there untouched. It had gotten so bad to where they would bombard my posts when I was ranting about things like my shitty job and they just dogpile on you for no reason other than they can because the mods aren't active enough.

I can't imagine what it is like now being there and trying to criticize Musk or something since he's apparently having a say now on it and Spez will bend over for his daddy.

[–] [email protected] 117 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Left during the API thing, and everything I see confirms that I made the right choice.

Especially the fact that there are no investors to appease, no profit motive, and no advertising. It's like a slice of the old web.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Shout out to all my ~1 year 9 month old account homies

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago

Same here. Left and never looked back.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

I barely use Reddit now. I’ve unfollowed any sub that has an equivalent here.

The main one holding me back is that native speakers of my language are there.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

I'm currently trying out Lemmy because reddit is killing the Old Reddit interface and I refuse to use their shitty app or new interface website. Plus after using it I think it's kind of fun to have reddit but smaller and more curated. It's like Reddit used to be back in like 2012.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

The preponderance of flagrant double standards in moderation policies did it in for me. I deleted a 14 year old account when it became clear that there was going to be a clear effort on behalf of reddit's corporate leadership to push bullshit narratives and purge anyone who spoke up about it. I figured it was only a matter of time before someone invented a reason to ban me.

Turns out I don't even miss it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

I noticed this first with AITA when it became clear that the mods were manipulating the sub for their own purposes. They would let obvious fiction in and ban people for calling it out. They also very selectively enforced standards and would only go after very specific comment types while ignoring very obvious abuse. Then I started seeing this behavior happen in pretty much all of the ask or story subs. Now you see it on Tik Tok and YouTube shorts--bots reading all these fictional posts into video shorts. It's bizarre.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 20 hours ago

I'm banned off reddit. It was only a generic message i got saying I violated multiple rules. First it was my alt and then my main hours later. I have no idea what happened. Maybe me being on a public wi fi at a hotel and then someone there logged in two weeks later with a banned account so it got connected to mine.

With lemmy was active as reddit. Now it's just a read only site for me.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I had numerous accounts, some throwbacks going back 11+years, almost all were purged in feb12-13, due to them trying to eliminate and astroturfing any anti-right wing talking points. now they are assuming almost anyone is a bot. and the last one i thought was safe, was just shadowbanned recently

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

It's damn bullshit, you write something in Reddit, the stupid system thinks you're a bot and bans you... good luck appealing this shit, you'll be sitting there for months begging for a unban. Screw these lazy assholes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 20 hours ago

I left reddit one December (think it was 2023). They showed off thier Reddit Recap. Realised I switched from windows to linux to AVOID data collection, then use an app that gladly showed off all the data they collect.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

I'm perma banned for spreading Luigi related posts.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 23 hours ago

I'm not banned, I just won't go there anymore.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I jumped off voluntarily a little over a year ago when spez didn't like third party apps anymore and reddit went public.

Edit: damn it's almost been 2 years on lemmy. What a fucking ride

Edit: did you really just copy the same post as? There's no karma like on reddit you know that right?

https://lemm.ee/post/60400188

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

2 years?? Holy shit! Time flies...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Not banned but I like here more. I left during the Exodus/ blackouts/shutdowns. In another life I was a mod for a moderately successful sub and after going into the rabbit hole and seeing the app timer increase to hours a day, I felt they could at least gift mods premium and they could skip ads. After some drama and a high caliber mod left the sub, I followed shortly after as the community has grown and changed.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

I like Lemmy more, especially since it’s not corporate owned. The Reddit admins turned the site to shit purposely to push their greedy agenda, they instilled moderators that acted in bad faith for many subs, they allowed misinformation bots and other bad faith actors to run rampant, and they hosted ads to bet on US elections for months up until the day of the election itself. Truly and utterly disgusting behavior from Reddit.

Ellen Pao deserved better, Spez taking over is what enshitified the site.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I quit reddit and have no intention to go back. Its become total crap and full of boosted ads.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 22 hours ago

Banned I don't know how to behave online.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I like the fediverse more. I left during the api thing and think that the fediverse is the next step in social networking.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

I did the same when the API changes were introduced and my app didn't work anymore. Open source is the way to go.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

I'm not permanently banned, I was temporarily banned for a bullshit reason and when I got my account back I went scorched earth then closed my account. Fuck reddit

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago

I have my Reddit account but I have sworn off posting there... I use Lemmy full time and visit Reddit out of curiousity sometimes, but most often logged out.

Lemmy is just so much better quality.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 hours ago

Haven't had a reddit account since ~2015. Saw no value for a long time. Here is different.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Haven't been on there in like 10 years, glad all of you finally saw the light. Sad it requires being forced off though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago

I like lemmy more because it feels like I get more interaction when I post here. Smaller communities are just better for meaningful discussion.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Every time I add a comment or post on reddit, I get banned all the time, I don't even know why, I tried to appeal the ban, but no one gives a shit. Anyway, I like Lemmy better, it's faster, lighter, and doesn't have any dumb karma thing. So I deleted my last Reddit account, told the Reddit administration to go screw themselves, and I have no regrets.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Unlike the rest here I got perma banned and then found Lemmy! 🥲

My opinions on a certain orange thing were a bit top radical for ol reddit.. but then again gore and murder Videos are okay.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My main and my alt still exist on reddit and have enough karma that I was offered stock options on both accounts.

Not going back because of the API fuckery. Coming up on 2 years on lemmy. Haven't looked back.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I haven't been on reddit for a long time. When you say "offered stock options", do you mean they offered you the opportunity to invest in stock, or discounted stock, or free stock?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago

I just like Lemmy more

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I got perma banned for saying that Elon Musk should get "burned" in Canada for fraudulent sales numbers posted by Tesla in order to qualify for Federal subsidies.

They took me literally, and claimed I was promoting violence. My appeal got shut down in less than an hour. They "burned" my 8 year old account, for saying that Elon should get "burned" in Canada. The irony is real.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Welcome to lemmy.
What's your favorite molotov recipe?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

unfortunately not banned

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago

Never been banned on reddit but I prefer how there is less of a moderation here for my searing hot takes when I feel like shitposting

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I left Reddit on principle.
I still have functioning accounts over there.

The only time i go there is if I'm linked there when searching for info.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Israeli IOF Hasbara in worldnews got me banned from everything. I have 5 fully shadow banned account. basically and effectively perm bans. Your page says "no user exists" and your posts and comments cannot be seen by any user nor any viewer in the world.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

I'm just stubborn, left during the blackout and didn't want to go back.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

I just like Lemmy more. I could go back and post, I just don't want to add anything to give them more value. I thought I'd look back at what I've posted and commented more often, but I haven't much at all.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I left during the API kerfuffle even though I didn't use an app. I had been thinking about getting off of it for some time prior to that because I realized doomscrolling was negatively affecting my mental health. So I followed the refugees from /r/DaystromInstitute to startrek.website.

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