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410 sats \ 3 replies \ @BITC0IN 6 Nov 2023 \ parent \ on: Banned from r/bitcoin for commenting about my own open source code bitcoin

update from another mod explaining the situation:

Their ban was an automated response to their Reddit account being shadowbanned. Every account that posts to r/Bitcoin is automatically checked to see if they are shadowbanned. Shadowbanned accounts are automatically banned from r/Bitcoin after posting in r/Bitcoin. Their Reddit account is shadowbanned. So they were automatically banned from this sub after they posted in it. They will be automatically banned from this sub again if they post in it again because their Reddit account is still shadowbanned.
Check for yourself: https://www.reddit.com/user/conduition

so it looks like the subreddit auto bans anyone who is banned/shadow banned by reddit itself. Unfortunately, if you post again in the subreddit with that account, the automod will ban you again, unless reddit has lifted your shadow ban/ban.

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121 sats \ 2 replies \ @conduition OP 6 Nov 2023

Huh. That's interesting, i had heard of shadow bans before but never knew what they were exactly. I just found this guide. The number of things that lead to shadow bans is surprising.

  • Don't post links to your own blog, unless you post a lot of content from other places.
  • Don't use a VPN to create your account

I think maybe these might be the cause of the shadow ban for me. Thanks for the info here, very enlightening.

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @td 7 Nov 2023

Interesting insight

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nemo 7 Nov 2023

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