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Reddit banned Paul McCartney over phone-free concert photos post in their subreddit (piunikaweb.com)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Paul McCartney’s official Reddit account seems to have been banned. The account, u/paulmccartney, had just dropped a set of photos and videos from the first night of his shows at the Fonda Theatre. It went straight into the r/PaulMcCartney subreddit. Then, not long after, the whole thing disappeared.

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[–] 30 points 5 months ago (10 children)

Yep, I got a site wide ban for wishing a missile strike on Putin. "Threat of violence".. as if it was something that I threatened to do :/

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  • [–] 14 points 5 months ago

    I got one for commenting on the France subreddit that it wasn't surprising some people would carry justice by themselves if the police and courts do nothing. I wasn't justifying, merely explaining. Subreddit ban, then permanent sitewide ban a few minutes later.

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  • [–] 12 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    I once got a ban for quoting the current US president. Apparently when a random anonymous redditor says it, it's "inciting violence," but when the president says it, it's "patriotic."

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I got several bans for the same kind of thing.

    didn't realize that clearly quoting somebody else's words so they could be discussed was me saying and meaning those words myself

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago*

    First time is got a temp ban was when I said it was a pity that the Butler shooter missed. When I was back, I told to the story of why I had been banned, and bam! Got banned again for quoting myself. Reddit is totally insane.

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    My ban was because I replied to someone who wished Trump would succumb to his cheeseburger gods. I replied that instead I hope he strokes out and suffers.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    I got a ban a few times for "advocating violence" or whatever when I said "I'm surprised there haven't been more attacks on [whatever shitty group is harming people]"

    no judgement on it. just saying that I'm surprised they're haven't been more.

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