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We need the Fediverse now more than ever.
this post was submitted on 07 Mar 2025
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Shocked to be swept up in this when I never even posted or commented on the account that was banned. It's strange because now I can't even delete the account either.
That means they probably flagged your account as a bot
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Bye reddit! Glad we have this place instead. I never felt quite safe with posting there.
It feels good to cut the ties. Should have done it earlier but the second best time to do something is always now. Not worth sticking around any more after this.
I bet other platforms are likely doing something similar behind the scenes, likely pushed by the White House. When I was still working in IT Cybersecurity in 2023, we (large government defense contractors) were having to remove TikTok from all company devices at the orders of the White House/DoD, long before the larger talks of bans last year. I could see them pushing for this too, and logging the results.
Which is interesting, because when those guys were out of power, they complained about exactly that kind of government behaviour. They filled a lawsuit, and won an injunction.
Every accusation is a confession.
Its nothing new on reddit. Censorship, suspension & ban.
Pussies
They're actually giving away the whole game with this one. They're trying to stop us from doing exactly what needs to be done.
I've been referring to him as Player 2.
They should have trophies for getting flagged for breaking their rules without getting banned...
People will just use Mario's bro or whatever instead. They going to ban everything Mario related then? And if they do they'll just use Nintendo's green bro. They going to ban Nintendo from reddit then?
That's exactly how it works in China, the language is constantly evolving to go around censorship. It gets very creative actually, it's fascinating.
https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/chinese-take-creative-approach-internet-censorship
A new lexicon has emerged on the Chinese internet, consisting of code words, homonyms, and vocabulary laced with mockery, satire, or sarcasm. The words “empty chair” refer to jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize but was barred by Chinese authorities from going to Oslo to accept it. Being “harmonized” means being censored, a reference to top leaders’ frequent calls for creating a harmonious society. Chinese netizens invented the “grass mud horse,” or “cao ni ma,” a mythical creature whose name sounds like a Chinese profanity. The alpaca-like creature emerged online as a symbol of resistance to censorship, setting blogs, and social sites abuzz with images, songs, and poems about it.
"Green Mario"
"Mario's Brother"
"Enemy of the CEOs"
"The only dude that makes me, a straight man, become gay"
...... okay, perhaps we can leave out the last one.
Pattern matching “Luigi” is the laziest form of moderation. Reddit works with a firm and has the scale that should be able to contextualize the term if needed in their content models for Violence.
Practically Voldemort.
But you-know-who was an antihero.
Mama mia
As far as I know, the word Luigi isn't outright banned, but it does get flagged for review.
Up vs. down in full swing
Does it autodelete or does it flag for review?
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