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[–] clot27@lemm.ee 4 points 40 minutes ago
[–] NotJohnSmith@feddit.uk 3 points 1 hour ago

Going cold turkey. Bizarrely I like lemmy more as there's less content so I don't scroll as much.

I nuke my accounts pretty regularly for data security so didnt really have any value in my account (none of this "I had 1500 karma coins" or whatever)

Lemmy has good apps. Reddit does not. Easy as.

[–] imaqtpie@lemmy.myserv.one 2 points 1 hour ago

Nah. Reddit just sucks and Lemmy is awesome

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

no they just closed the api for 3rd party apps. I wasn't going to use their shitty app. the official app was literally the worst of all of them so this was the only way they were going to get users but fuck that. I don't need reddit.

Well I’m queer, and apparently the ceo is MAGAt

[–] Afflictedlife@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 hours ago

Not banned, was never active. Just lurked on certain subreddits. I've engaged way more here than I ever did there

[–] early_riser@lemmy.radio 4 points 3 hours ago

I was on Reddit from mid 2012 to mid 2023, across a few accounts and with a hiatus of a few months here and there. I had been passively looking at less centralized forms of personal interaction on the web, trying to find traditional forums to replace the subs I frequented. Like a lot of people here, the API issues and the news of Reddit courting investors left a bad taste in my mouth.

I deleted my account, but I still lurk on a few subs, and my IT job means I have to dig through reddit posts on a regular basis for troubleshooting purposes.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago

banned

decided to finally try the alternative

So far, mostly better, though I did come across one batch of people that are as dumb as the average redditor

[–] Goretantath@lemm.ee 4 points 3 hours ago

Just like lemmy more.

[–] Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 hours ago

I don't think I'm banned. I left with the API Exodus. I do like Lemmy more now because of more free speech and control over what information I see

[–] HexagonSun@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I’ve never been banned from Reddit even temporarily, I just like Lemmy more

[–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 3 points 5 hours ago

Same; haven't looked at reddit since I came here (other than the occasional search engine question where a reddit thread has the info)

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Permabanned but I do like it here

[–] Viskio_Neta_Kafo@lemm.ee 6 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

The only thing is I hope it grows so there is more non political content.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 hours ago

Yeah that would great

I was never banned and I never really wrote any comments

[–] Viskio_Neta_Kafo@lemm.ee 3 points 4 hours ago

I was banned off reddit doing to standing up to the r/seculartalk mod Liam and him throwing a little bitchy fit when I used my alts to warn users he was banning them for disagreeing with them. The site then banned me for circumventing his sub ban.

Lemmy is going to the local store and Reddit is going to the mall.

[–] SSNs4evr@leminal.space 4 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (2 children)

I'm permanently banned from Reddit. I don't like Lemmy nearly as much, but it's probably just that I'm less familiar and haven't figured it all out. Finding subs that I liked in Reddit was much easier, but there's the obvious moderator issues with Reddit - mainly that I'm banned.

[–] CozyLorraine@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

i agree, my ban is also a clear example of their bad moderation ong πŸ™

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Yep.

discover I'm banned from a sub, given no notice of the ban, broke no rules

message mods to ask why, receive no response

ok, whatever, I'll just use another account to continue participating but be damn sure I only have positive comments from now on

permabanned for ban evasion

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I don't get the problem with being banned. I used to create a new reddit account when I thought of a new username I liked. DGAF about karma so I just threw accounts away. On one occasion I did get banned and just created a new account, no big deal. If you want to go back just go back.

[–] Heyting@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

They ip ban you if you do that because they consider it ban evasion I believe

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

If you turn your internet router off and on, it should be assigned a new IP address by your ISP. That's how mine works anyway. This is why dynamic DNS services exist, so you can host things at home even though you don't have a static IP address.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago

They'll still identify your device with many other data points available to them. Or at least they seem to be with me, even with VPNs and alternate browsers.

My modem doesn't get a new external IP on reboot, either. None of mine ever have, that I can recall

[–] SuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 hours ago

On average I think I end up spending more time on reddit, but I contribute to and like this community a lot more.

[–] EpeeGnome@lemm.ee 7 points 7 hours ago

Found Lemmy during the API protest and ditched reddit. I've been meaning to go back to reddit and get banned over the whole crazy censorship thing, but haven't gotten around to it yet.

[–] GaMEChld@lemmy.world 19 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (4 children)

I switched during the API fiasco. Most of my browsing is from mobile and I refused to use the crappy official app. Content had been declining in quality anyway, so I didn't feel that strongly about it.

[–] Bahnd@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Dito, still have RIF installed on my phone so every time I click a reddit link im reminded of what they did with a 403: forbidden error. I like it better over here anyway, nicer people who give a shit and fewer bots (or atleast fewer obvious ones).

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[–] Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 hours ago

I'm still using both, but I'm sure with the changes in administration I'll be getting banned soon. I already got a warning for saying that self-declared kings are liable to self-declared regicide

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

I just like lemmy more. I still visit reddit irregularly, like every few days.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

I got a new account after my old one got banned but now I never challenge the echo chamber. I just ban/block obnoxious subs and users to avoid the temptation. I stay mainly for some interest groups there and local subs.

Saw one mod in a sub bragging about how they banned lots of users for challenging a post and they were getting cheered on. Wonder if that is in line with reddit's policy?

[–] Viskio_Neta_Kafo@lemm.ee 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

How can you circumvent a reddit ban?

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

You don't, you wait it out until they stop blocking that IP or email. New account.

[–] Viskio_Neta_Kafo@lemm.ee 1 points 2 hours ago

Okay cool. Is that about a year or two for them to stop blocking it?

[–] bstix 3 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

When Reddit changed the layout (new/old) some ten years ago, I started using a 3rd party app, because "new reddit" was everything that I hated about other sites. I stopped using it when they killed 3rd party apps, but that was really just the final nail in the coffin anyway. It was rotten to the core long before that.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago

I tried to stop using it when they got rid of third-party apps, but there were just too many communities that were active and had the content that I wanted. Lots of DIY and hobby stuff.

And then of course, somebody has to call people out when they're spewing out racist shit or talking bullshit.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

Yeah I still use Old Reddit when I go there.

[–] Bzdalderon@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 hours ago

I find it super funny honestly, because I left Reddit because of shit moderation and a gross bias toward liberal posts in the moderation (ironic now). Then I come here to escape, which I'm realizing is a very liberal a platform, and I'm noticing that it wasn't that it was leftist leaning, the people were just insufferable.

I routinely find things in common with people across the aisle here and the content is way more objective.

I never got perma banned, but I was silenced enough to know that it wasn't good for my mental health to stay. Lemmy is great. I think this is a platform where people can actually just meet in the middle and talk. I got banned from Mastadon on my first day, so it was a no go.

But banana bread, at fucking work bro? HELL. YEAH.

[–] CurlyWurlies4All@slrpnk.net 4 points 7 hours ago

I just prefer Lemmy. I started exploring Lemmy about 6 months before the API fiasco. The content on Lemmy has just kept improving since.

[–] Captain_Patchy@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago

I got a bullshit warning about harassment on a 5 day old post that said "Don't be a jerk to people you don't know and you won't have that problem" Appealed it and got told it it was harassment.
Fuck reddit.
I'm slowly going through my posting history and editing anything useful to the AI training to be nonsense.

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 7 points 8 hours ago

12 years, 900K+ karma, Permabanned soon after the inauguration for repeating a statement I'd made many times before.

Came to Lemmy and found lots of recently banned veterans. Many of us were high volume posters for over a decade, and never got banned, then suddenly we all turned into monsters that had to be permabanned in the same month.

I prefer Lemmy in many ways - no puns, fewer trolls, no bots, no Russian propaganda farmers, etc., but some of my favorite subjects are badly lacking. Reddit has several very large and active guitar subs, for instance, while Lemmy's guitar forums are small and barely used.

On the other hand, the political subs are far more radical, and allow real discussion of political options more than Reddit. They are not doing themselves a service by suppressing radical speech over there, they are only driving it underground, where it will become even more radical. When it happens they'll be surprised because they buried it instead of addressing it.

[–] silentjohn@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 hours ago

I've had accounts shadow banned due to VPN. I've had more accounts banned from subs due to annoying mods. I'm still on reddit, but I really do prefer the non-corporate/non-VC-backed social media

[–] Simon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Yes I'm permanently fingerprint/IP banned as of last year.

I posted anti-Isreal comments on one of the largest default subreddits, which perma banned me. Whenever I browsed through the front page and commented in that subreddit on my other accounts because I forgot I was banned there, all of my accounts were banned for ban evasion. This happened twice and then I was perma-ed.

For context I used and contributed to the site regularly since Digg without much issue or any bans

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 8 hours ago

Still unbanned even though I blacked out /r/piracy then actively pushed our community here until the only people left in /r/piracy were the bootlickers who wanted to reopen it and continue as usual. I never go to reddit anymore except to agitate for moving to lemmy.

[–] Bunbury@feddit.nl 1 points 6 hours ago

Technically I’m still on it. I just stopped interacting there. Might post on some of the niche crafting subreddits sometimes in the future because I miss those on here. For everything else Lemmy is far superior. Decided to β€œswitch over” when I found out that half of my comments and posts got shadowbanned.

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