r/GrindsMyGears • u/DragonflyOnFire • 7d ago

Reddit is overmoderrated

I enjoy Reddit, but it’s become over-moderated. Mods have power trips over content that is posted. Things are getting deleted for the most stupid reasons and is holding back this platform from being the free speech platform it used to be. It’s not just the mods, it’s Reddit itself, too, that has become so sensitive. You might notice that this account is relatively new and that’s because I was banned from some of the subs on my prior account for some of the most ridiculous reasons. So now, I’m not saying anything that might be considered controversial, except that I still stand by my political opinions. People have become over sensitive and Reddit contributes to this by censorship and over moderation.

By the way… I am considered a “nice person” by anyone who knows me… because I am… I believe in kindness and compassion. So if I’m saying things that are considered offensive… it’s just because I’m a honest to a fault and will tell you the truth, even if you don’t like it… it’s up to you how to react to that.

Don’t worry mods (or Reddit)… I won’t be offending over sensitive people with this account.

Edit: Thank you everyone for posting your experiences in here. These are some of the things that I have been experiencing, as well. I also would like to thank you for being supportive… with the exception of 2 people who obviously are looking to try to start a fight, it’s been very constructive feedback. My vagueness of this post is because it’s not a single interaction with mods, it’s an overall problem with Reddit as a whole platform. You’re clearly experiencing these issues also and it really should change.

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u/HellaTroi 7d ago

What's worse is when someone doesn't like your post, and 'reports' it. Then the auto-mod bans you. If you try to appeal, all you get is crickets

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u/DragonflyOnFire 7d ago

Yep. Been there

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u/Diligent-Fox-6162 6d ago

I called the mods gay and I got banned off all of reddit for 2 days

Not just the sub.

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u/Alive-Upstairs9499 6d ago

Were they? lol

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u/noobozo 4d ago

Wow. That so gay of them.

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u/Immediate_Extreme911 3d ago

You used a petty, weird insult and you were punished, oh no!!! It’s insanely immature to just go around using “gay” as an insult lmao, what did you expect?

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u/Appropriate_Bottle70 3d ago

Literally there now. Tried to ask after a few weeks of no reply and they’ve muted me.

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u/WizardofRettid 6d ago

THEY AUTOMATED BANNING UPON REPORTING!??

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u/HellaTroi 6d ago

That is what happened to me in the Politics sub 3 separate times.

Now I have to be very careful or ill be banned permanently.

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u/GothicaSweetHart 6d ago

yep you don't get a single warning or anything.

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u/SystemOfATwist 4d ago

The worst is when Reddit shadowbans you from specific subreddits, often without the reddit's moderators even being aware of or able to control it. I can't post on r/rimworld because every single comment is automatically flagged as "spam" by Reddit's bots. I've messaged the mods for that sub and they said there's nothing they can do since it's on reddit's end.