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
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.