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Tell HN: Reddit shadowban account upon creation
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Re: Tell HN: Reddit shadowban account upon creation
#22I've noticed instagram does this too. You try to create a second account and they will "suspend" you automatically and force you through a verification system. Their spam algorithms have to be better than this...
Yes, I went through this just yesterday while trying to set up a company account. To get it unblocked I had to: * Verify an email address through an OTP. * Verify a phone number through an OTP. * Upload a picture of me with my face in it, holding a piece of paper with my name, username and a six digit code they gave me written on it. I'm very pissed.
Facebook was already caught using 2FA phone numbers for ad targeting, and they have also collected biometric data without consent for years, so you can fully expect that picture of your face to be eventually used in illegal ways by Meta.
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#23Maybe just me but I'm starting to doubt any "name-and-shame" Tell HN posts from throwaway accounts. If you are a regular here and have a proper account then why did you make a throwaway for this? If you are not a regular here then why do you make a name-and-shame post as your first post?
I can confirm what he is saying. From what I have seen, all accounts created with the web interface using only an email address are automatically shadowbanned.
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#24I think they only let bots post on Reddit nowadays. /s
In all seriousness though, this happened to me too and I bypassed it with a clean VM (no weird fonts that can be fingerprinted), default Chrome install, standard browser window size, time zone/IP location matching, and connection to a VPN. I was able to make several accounts and none were shadowbanned.
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#25Maybe just me but I'm starting to doubt any "name-and-shame" Tell HN posts from throwaway accounts. If you are a regular here and have a proper account then why did you make a throwaway for this? If you are not a regular here then why do you make a name-and-shame post as your first post?
I can confirm what he is saying. From what I have seen, all accounts created with the web interface using only an email address are automatically shadowbanned.
So, a temporary measure until the user confirms their email, etc?
I don't see an issue with this
Re: Tell HN: Reddit shadowban account upon creation
#26Maybe just me but I'm starting to doubt any "name-and-shame" Tell HN posts from throwaway accounts. If you are a regular here and have a proper account then why did you make a throwaway for this? If you are not a regular here then why do you make a name-and-shame post as your first post?
I can confirm what he is saying. From what I have seen, all accounts created with the web interface using only an email address are automatically shadowbanned.
I can unconfirm that this happens to everyone. My reddit account was created 4 years ago, with unconfirmed email for a long time and my posts were seen immediately. Maybe it depends on what subreddits you post to?
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#27Most subreddits require a certain amount of karma to interact with the subreddit most don’t tell you about it some do per PM. Most of the time it’s 100-300.
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#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
I can confirm what he is saying. From what I have seen, all accounts created with the web interface using only an email address are automatically shadowbanned.
I can unconfirm that this happens to everyone. My reddit account was created 4 years ago, with unconfirmed email for a long time and my posts were seen immediately. Maybe it depends on what subreddits you post to?
I have a 1 year old unconfirmed account and I'm not shadowbanned at all.
Re: Tell HN: Reddit shadowban account upon creation
#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
I can confirm what he is saying. From what I have seen, all accounts created with the web interface using only an email address are automatically shadowbanned.
So, a temporary measure until the user confirms their email, etc? I don't see an issue with this
Nope, in my personal experience it's shadowbanned even after immediate email confirmation. I cannot tell much more than report what I immediately saw, I don't know more about the rules they use.
Re: Tell HN: Reddit shadowban account upon creation
#30Maybe just me but I'm starting to doubt any "name-and-shame" Tell HN posts from throwaway accounts. If you are a regular here and have a proper account then why did you make a throwaway for this? If you are not a regular here then why do you make a name-and-shame post as your first post?
Believe it or not this is my first account on HN as well, despite regular visit for years.
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