Some of the new Reddit mods are so toxic. Instead of apologizing for the bot being too harsh and reinstating my submission, they just banned me because I dared to ask what exactly I didn’t “punctuate correctly”.

  • Madrigal@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    This isn’t new. Reddit mods have been like this for a decade or more. And the admins let them get away with it because they get free labour from them.

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    5 months ago

    The only way to use reddit is to never post. Read it if you need to, but use strong anti trackers and ad blocks. This way they won’t get to use or abuse you.

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      5 months ago

      Arbitrary bans do happen on Lemmy. However they’re like a drop of piss in an ocean of piss, once you compare them with Reddit. No matter what you do there, some assumptive piece of shit will put its words into your mouth, and if that assumer is a mod you are getting banned.

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          5 months ago

          Nah.

          Even if someone might argue that Lemmy has plenty hivemind bans, arbitrary bans - like the one shown in the OP, or caused by a mod lacking basic reading comprehension - are relatively uncommon. Apples and oranges, you know.