I got into this situation because something was marked as harassment on my Reddit account, which banned me for 3 days. I had no intention to cause harm, I was just correcting someone over a movie detail that involved transgender but did not criticize trans people at all, but that’s not the issue. For some reason, I panicked, wasn’t thinking straight, and proceeded to delete that account and make a new one, which is ban evasion. I’m stupid, and for some reason I thought I could make a new account and it’d be fine. I didn’t even need Reddit at that time or used it very often at all, so I don’t know why I did that. My account got shadow banned a few hours later, which is permanent. What I did was stupid, and I regret my decisions. I’ll stay away from anything remotely controversial next time, and I won’t create accounts to circumvent the ban again. I never had a malicious intent though, I just want to use Reddit to ask specific questions, socialize about interests, and help others. I contacted Reddit through a support ticket a few times (once a week) and it has been almost a month, yet there is no response, though I’ve heard it can take several months for a response, if they respond at all, and I could possibly be filing too many tickets. I think it disabled me from logging into the banned account to appeal, so I can’t appeal another way. Since I broke the ToS, I am wondering if there is any hope for me. I consider Reddit to be useful in some aspects so it is a bit of a bummer, but it is the consequences of my actions I guess. A permanent life ban is a lot though :/ but it’s just a website. It’d be nice to get my account back which is why I am asking, but I totally understand if I can’t use Reddit again. Reddit sucks overall but it can be useful sometimes. I’ll move on though

Posted this somewhere else but found out this was a better community

  • okzombie@lemmy.worldBanned
    12·
    3 days ago

    You’re not missing anything but a cesspool of communist and Marxist ideology.

    Reddit is compromised by type 2 diabetes basement dwellers.

    I had over 200k karma in 1 year and because I said slow down about Minneapolis and let’s get all the facts, I was banned.

    F REDDIT

  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    5·
    9 days ago

    Treat it as a blessing instead of a curse. I had like half a mil karma and was pretty pissed for a bit. But this place is better. Less traffic, but the higher quality is denser, once you nail down the curation of your feed.

  • Mantzy81@aussie.zoneEnglish
    5·
    9 days ago

    You’re banned for life as Reddit mods are overzealous and refuse to change their minds. Ban evasion is on Reddit’s side and goes against their TOS. Might as well embrace the Lemmy life - it’s better here anyway and a lot less bots and reposts which was about 80% of Reddit now.

    You can still use Reddit for looking up things, you’re just stuck being a permanent lurker - which many do anyway.

  • Euphoma@lemmy.mlEnglish
    2·
    9 days ago

    Make a new account using a different browser on a different wifi connection. Don’t use vpn or tor because those get shadowbanned instantly

  • stylusmobilus@aussie.zone
    2·
    8 days ago

    Don’t worry about it, leave it behind, help build this. For the record you’re probably screwed.

    You’ll find what you need from there in a search. You just lose the right to comment which is traffic to them, not from.

  • StoneyPicton@lemmy.caEnglish
    2·
    8 days ago

    Don’t stay away from controversial posts. Everything needs to be in the open, as long as respectful. I’m hoping that Lemmy stays open and avoids bans but I’ve seen some so I worry. Anyway, be glad you got kicked off Reddit. It’s really not great for free thought.

  • cinoreus@lemmy.world
    2·
    8 days ago

    Sorry, you’re screwed. Reddits permaban is a pretty strong one. I had my account permabanned a few years ago, and nothing could be done about it, especially since you created a new account to circumvent the ban, it’s the final nail in the coffin.

    Don’t worry though, I don’t think you are missing anything. Matter of fact, I was able to circumvent the Ban, when I got a new phone, but you have to create a new account with a completely new email address. Or if you’re on computer, just changing the operating system and doing the rest like I said is enough to circumvent the ban.

    Again, I would say use this as an opportunity and try getting off social media app.

  • lechekaflan@lemmy.world
    2·
    8 days ago

    , I was just correcting someone over a movie detail that involved transgender but did not criticize trans people

    spezland reddit bans anyone and anything that is either involves verboten subjects, which includes even casual discussion of bigotry or violence against others, including against what it defines as minorities.

    That it’s pointless trying to make appeals, spez doesn’t give a fuck. Fuck you spez.