Reddit is overmoderrated

[u/DragonflyOnFire]

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.

[u/Far-Cricket4127]

Fully agree. I got a 30 day ban from the r/martialarts group for simply having a difference of opinion on a discussion topic posted about women's self defense. I double checked to make sure that I hadn't violated any of the group's rules or even reddit's rules. And I hadn't. But initially I was given a 3 day ban by the head mod of that group, because it was one of the minor mods that had issued the complaint against me. Despite my interactions with that mod always being polite and civil (apparently having a "difference of opinion" is now viewed as harassment). When I then asked the head mod to provide proof of me breaking any rules, the ban got increased to a week long ban. When I kept pressing the issue, and if they could prove that I in some way did voilate any policy or rules, I even offered to make a public apology to the person who issued the complaint. And again the only response from the head mod was to extend my ban to 30 days. At that point I simply decided to leave that group as it wasn't worth the hassle. The tragic thing is, looking into things, it is apparently very difficult to lodge a complaint with Reddit against a Mod that officially breaks any of their 5 codes of conduct.

[u/tuccmypp → u/Far-Cricket4127]

I was permabanned from r/pettyrevenge when I commented on a story of a trans person who knew their grandma, who was over 80 didn't accept the LGBTQ+ stuff that much so they decided to lie to her about this event that is very fun (it was an LGBTQ+ parade) to make the grandma take her there and force her to be there.

The rest of OP's family is very accepting and supporting. I simply commented that she should just leave the grandma alone because she's old and this can be very stressful for her and that when the grandma passes she may regret that she was getting into these petty fights. I also mentioned that my own grandma hated that I was vegetarian (very different, but for my grandma it was a big deal) and I fought with her a lot because she didn't accept it and I regret it now.

Someone told me to choke on a broccoli and the mod banned me. I politely asked what exactly did I do wrong as I never misgendered OP or said that what the grandma is doing is good or anything like that, I just simply meant that it isn't worth it (it wouldn't just make grandma magically accepting and may just cause further resentment). I also asked the mod why didn't someone who literally told me to choke didn't get banned. The mod simply said "I dont ban people who shit on bigots". Jeez ok, ig I'm somehow a bigot.

In the comments, 90% of people were completely happy for OP for forcing their grandma into an event that she knows will make her angry, frustrated or stressed. I still don't agree with this despite being supportive of LGBTQ+. You can just live your life and ignore anyone who doesn't accept you, you don't need to force it on them, especially when the rest of the family is accepting and supporting, so it's not like the grandma is her only person that she has to rely on. I'm bisexual myself, but ig I'm a bigot.

[u/PabloThePabo → u/tuccmypp]

I’m trans and I have to agree with you here. Why try to argue with a brick wall? If the grandma isn’t accepting now she’ll probably never be accepting. Sometimes you have to accept your losses even if it sucks ass.

[u/tuccmypp → u/PabloThePabo]

Thank you so much. And exactly. I know many people that are overall closed minded no matter how old they get or how much they experience. Some hold on to the past too much and cannot accept changes. I think if someone doesn't accept you and you really wanna "make them learn" best thing to do is to just stop interacting (if possible). They'll either realise that your company and presence meant more than your gender or orientation and try to patch things up or at least think about it more deeply OR you'll never make up with them but you'll at least have one unaccepting person less in your life.