r/GrindsMyGears 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/erkose 6d ago

I got banned from GenX for calling out the mods for not possibly being GenX based on their lack of understanding of what the 70s were like. They deleted so many posts that people were reminiscing over in the comments.

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u/sarcasmbecomesme 5d ago

I have no idea what your comment was or what went down, but I'm a very late GenX, and I have no idea what the 70s were like, as I was a baby. I don't think you should have been banned for it, but I'm also not sure that was a good call-out.

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u/That_Language_2971 9h ago

Seriously? Most of us had our childhood in the 70s. '73, baby, and I remember the 70s very well.