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Mike Hardaker, who has maintained a Reddit account for 20 years, has been shadow-banned on Reddit. He has posted an update on X, stating that Reddit requires an ad spend to restore organic posting. This demand was given to him in writing.

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[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 30 points 2 days ago

If you didn’t leave when the API pricing went up, everything is your fault.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 29 points 2 days ago

"I got caught trying to advertise for free and they want me to pay for it like everyone else!"

[–] THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Fuck reddit and all the admins that attempt to run it.

[–] eleitl@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)
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[–] motruck@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago

You mean a company that owns a platform is operating it only to make money? Shocking. You already were fooled once with the first reddit exodus. Now it is just shame on you for expecting things not to go this way.

[–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Organic posting = euphemism for spamming

If the support specifically says that you are a spammer, then you're a spammer.

I do not have empathy for spammers

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 days ago
[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago
[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Just one asshole fucking another with a double-headed dildo. That's all I see.

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