So, I know this isn’t a help forum or anything but, being Lemmy I’d think some people are on the same boat as me too.
I got permanently Banned in reddit for vote manipulation, I foolishly and childishly used 2 accounts to up vote myself to make it seem I was winning arguments. I then created a new account to start fresh but I didn’t know that counted as a Ban Evasion(I didn’t know ban Evasion was a thing), but that got banned too.
I’ve appealed by apologizing since I am guilty and genuinely sorry , however I’m not a spambot or anything. I made a mistake and just want a second chance.
Is there anything else I can do to start fresh “safely”? (factory reset my android device? I Can’t change my external IP tho) Has anyone been on a similar situation and gotten their account reinstated?
Being honest I like Lemmy but it’s nowhere near as populated as Reddit, sadly
I can certainly see that, my only gripe is the lack of content tbh :/.
It’s odd because I’ve been on reddit for 10 years and so now I’m chronically bored lol and dunno what to do, it’s definitely a sign of change obviously.
You need a hobby. I was addicted to Reddit all the way up until Spez fucked us all with the API thing. Then I migrated to Lemmy and followed my favorite apps that changed into Lemmy apps.
Never looked back, and I started to be less addicted to my phone. Watch more TV shows that I liked and wanted to catch up on. Do some hobby coding. I picked up speed cubing as yet another hobby, but one that I actually practice a lot.
Just get off of Reddit (and Lemmy, tbh) and create your own life content, friend. I use Lemmy when I have no other choice. Like when I’m taking a shit. Sick in bed. Waiting for my tea. Short moments. Much better for the mind.
Best of luck!
wish i knew about API, so i could avoided all those bans lol, i heard it pretty much hides your “online identity a bit?”, could be one reason they wanted APIs gone,b eside the financial reasons.
I suppose it could be that the official Reddit app does a whole lot more tracking than the third party apps did, indeed. Seems very plausible to me.
yea the reddit app also has an extra anti-vpn system that the browser doesnt, additionally they apparently can check your device components(signatures"?) so its easier to identify you. from what ive heard the API before its downfall were able to allow you to evade bans somehow, since reddit cant get accurate info on your actual identity of your browser, or fingerprinting,etc. from another forum, its getting harder and hard to evade reddits ban-happy system, since they are using so much methods to catch and autoban everyone.
captcha V3, which google also uses, silently records your activity in the background.
Yeah that’s exactly what I’ve been looking into. I honestly could play more video games if I wasn’t always on my phone lol. It’s tough since it’s been years of the muscle memory of scrolling through reddit, but I’m also internally mad that “holy crap why am I letting this app govern my life?”
yea we were all there, people are too addicted to reddit to leave it, even when they revealed a paywall plan people arnt going to leave it, until they get banned from the site.