So I deleted my 5yo Reddit account and migrate to Fediverse, but then I decided to recreate a new Reddit account just to follow some communities that are only popular there.
I’ve been trying to create a few accounts and I’m shadow banned in all of them.
I’ve tried two factor authentication, phone number and verify e-mail, it doesn’t matter, Reddit keeps shadow banning my account.
Every time I comment somewhere my comment isn’t showed, only for me, I open it in a private tab then I don’t see the comment. All my posts says “Removed by Reddit filters” no matter what I write on it, tried posting several times.
They’re making it impossible for legit new users to interact there.
Download a completely new browser on a PC. One you have never used before. Don’t import any bookmarks or anything, don’t log into anything you have ever logged into before, keep it completely sterile
Use a ten minute mail or similar address and create a reddit profile.
Don’t link it to any social media accounts or anything
Then do nothing for a few days. When you first use it, don’t interact a sub you’ve been to before, find something completely new. Build a little karma with bullshit stuff
After a week or so, you can reinstall the app on your phone, but you have to have logged out with all old profiles and uninstalled it first
Don’t leap right back to doing what you used to do. Give it time before getting back into the subs you want, and make sure you keep doing the random shit so there’s no pattern
Over time you can go back to old habits, but never log in with an old account, never link any other platforms or websites, and watch out for people who may recognise you and snitch to the mods
That’s a lot of work to use reddit of all places.
It is, but it’s something special to my fiancée and I, so it’s worth it to me
Or just fuck Reddit. Not worth it. I did something similar, managed to use the account for a couple of weeks, accumulated some karma, all was going great, and then BAM shadowban! All those weeks wasted.
My advice is for those who still want to use it, not you.
If you don’t, then that’s great for you, feel free to disregard
Or course. Same, my advice is for people to not waste their time, because chances are they will still get shadowbanned, and these steps only make the accounts last a little bit longer.