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[–] lookitsjustin@lemmy.ca 33 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Good. My wife and I both had our 13-year-old accounts permanently banned with no appeals process - all because we share an IP address and they decided without evidence that we were evading bans.

Fucking morons over there running reddit.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Most likely they want new accounts with something like a phone number attached.

To my knowledge companies can't force legacy accounts into providing that.

But they can nuke those accounts for ba reasons, with the expectation most users will make a new account.

Even if it's not the phone number, it could be something in terms and services about selling data or advertising.

Like, it doesn't have to be incompetence, loads of companies use incompetence as plausible deniability for something else.

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Are they actually asking for phone numbers now?

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

If you get an account banned, any new account you make will be shadowbanned within minutes.

[–] selarian@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

On three accounts now. Third one today. Main account was a 11 year old account. I’m done with Reddit man. So fucking stupid.