I left reddit during the API scandal. I had the energy and time to move platforms and so I did. Open software, FOSS, non-for-profit digital solutions are all things I'm trying to support more at the cost of not using those paid or private services. Every dollar out of their pockets (the rich) is another dollar in ours.
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Like lemmy more.
After Apollo stopped working I learned I liked nice UI and no ads more than I tolerated vanilla Reddit.
Lemmy as a platform speaks to me on a philosophical level when it comes to the kinds of technology I use when I have the choice. I like that it is not at the mercy of the need to turn a profit to exist.
Neither, but the hope still remains that Lemmy grows to be better. Right now I just see too many weird takes here, but its the best alternative currently.
#falsedichotomy
I'm banned on enough accounts they auto ban me when I make new ones. I went off the rails on a lot of political topics. I never threatened anyone, but I did wish them unspecified harms, use the words of naughtiness, and made myself a target of a few pro Trump mods and that was it. Anyway, I'm fine here, I also didn't start using this until years after the ban so, not very related.
I left briefly to go on Kbin.social first, but went back to Reddit when the instance got flooded with spam and then started to go down more often than not. I had fun customizing how my communities/magazines looked when I was on there.
After the stupid decisions like making upvotes bannable which have worse implications longterm, I went back to the Fediverse. I decided just change instances if shit hits the fan instead of allowing myself to get back into Reddit. It sucks because I’ve used Reddit since around 2010. That being said, Lemmy feels more like how Reddit used to when I started using it.
Not banned. I think it's great that when you copy posts from .ml, you mention the author now.
Just trying it out. Not yet banned anywhere
I have banned myself from Reddit.
Same. Also removed what content I had put there, to the extent that I could. Account is still there.
Not banned. I chose Lemmy because I’m a big believer in the ideas of the fediverse and I want it to succeed.
I do still have to use Reddit occasionally to look up info that hasn’t made it here yet, but I don’t post or comment there.
I left after the API price hike.
Same. And it didn't impact me directly but clearly demonstrated the value of a distributed platform.
So I received a 1 week ban from the JusticeServed sub because I made a comment shitting on Elon Musk in r/joerogan from r/popular. Yeah these people will auto ban you from their sub if you comment in r/joerogan if you're not even subscribed to either subs, I guess it's some bot they have for that. When I messaged the mods telling them that's just lame, the admins banned me from Reddit for 7 days and then I understood that Reddit isn't a place where actual discussion is allowed to take place. I also like how Lemmy doesn't entice doomscrolling as much as Reddit since (for now at least) it's slower with updating content and honestly I spent way too much time on Reddit anyway. Also I like open source stuff so there's that.
i banned from the same sub too, yea crossbanning occurs if controversial subs are commented on. jrogan sub doesnt even support the dude. i suspect alot of these "law related" subs are owned LEOs.
Boycotting US stuff
Just Yeah. I canceled my Amazon subscription yesterday. I should have do so long time ago.
Reddit Refugee. Thanks!
reddit is banned in my country (ofc VPN will bypass it) but why bother use more effort if i got something legally available?
Banned. Lol.
I was a bit passionate in my support for Luigi so it wasn't an unfair ban unless you count the fact that it's unfair to be punished for supporting violence against dealers in death.
I left reddit and deleted my accounts, post and comment history. I had modded a couple high sub communities there and felt it had become less friendly over the years. I initially joined in 2011 but only really started using it during the Digg exodus.
Lemmy feels like old school reddit. So I use it 99% of the time and only check some very specific subreddits when I need to look up something for work.
i heard its significantly harder to become a mod, or make a sub now, now that even regular accounts are getting ban after its made.
That is one of the things that makes lemmy unique - if you want to, you can spin up your own instance and make a community. It can even be the same name!
I am all in on decentralized social media at this point. I really dislike the ads, astroturfing, and fake accounts meant to boost brands.
Fuck reddit, I left as soon as I could and deleted my accounts.
Steve Huffman is a greedy piss boy
Banned from reddit for calling violence on Musk.
Frankly, I'm not impressed with Lemmy either, especially because personal interests are just so much harder to find engagement on.
So, whatever that answer amounts to.
Last time I tried to make an account it was instantly shadow banned. Maybe they don't like my email address, who knows. It's kind of a dump over there anyway
if you go on the shadowban sub, where you are allowed to post there, yea it seems alot of people are getting shadowbanned the instant they create the account, or soon after commenting. they are assuming many people are creating multiple accounts to evade bans. Im in another forum where people are making dozens of accounts, they use it for OF and referall link purpose to earn money, and its been happening to them too, but they have methods to evade reddit , but its a cat and mouse game.
i had like 5+ accts that were all hit with sitewide ban in early feb, because one of my accounts was temp banned, so it decided to ban all of them, except one, that got shadowbanned now. thier bans made less and less sense, if your not aware reddit went public and is trying to sell the site at some point, hence the accounts apocalypse, also Musk had a hand the recent purges too, he complained on 2 occasions that subs were making him look bad, so reddit started purging accounts criticizing most right wingers.
Fed up with Reddit's owners, so I stopped my daily use. I did like Reddit more because of some well moderated and active subreddits, and I do occasionally pop my head in over there once a week or so to stay informed, but I spend almost all of my time here and on mastodon now.
I had a similar relationship with Facebook around 2015. Stopped pretty much entirely except for when I need to engage with Facebook marketplace, and I generally try to use Craigslist first.
now subs are too moderated, the slightest comment removal will trigger a ban filter, most of the time.
my first account was banned because I was critical of Christianity and it hobby of murdering people
Banned across all accounts
I said "bad bot" to a nazi apologist, and apparently that's "violence"
It's a shame. I had quite a cult following for my "performance art"
report abuse on r/tech for reporting actual violaters, temp ban, triggered a full ban on 5+years accounts.
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