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I can confirm what he is saying. From what I have seen, all accounts created with the web interface using only an email address are automatically shadowbanned.

by hcks 4y ago

raverbashing 4y ago
So, a temporary measure until the user confirms their email, etc? I don't see an issue with this
- hcks 4y ago
  Nope, in my personal experience it's shadowbanned even after immediate email confirmation. I cannot tell much more than report what I immediately saw, I don't know more about the rules they use.
- thrwyoilarticle 4y ago
  Reddit previously accepted accounts with no email address. IMO this is similar to Twitter 'not requiring' a phone number but immediately flagging your account upon creation until you provide one. Now there's something to tie your would-be anonymous internet identity to your meatspace identity in the event of a data leak. On Reddit this is especially dangerous as there's no real account-nuke option. Deleting an account doesn't touch the replies it posted & actually removes the only method of modifying them.
  - jjulius 4y ago
    >Now there's something to tie your would-be anonymous internet identity to your meatspace identity in the event of a data leak. If you register with your meatspace-related email address.
  - boundchecked 4y ago
    >Reddit previously accepted accounts with no email address They still do, I registered without an e-mail. That may have worsened my credibility according to their algorithm, however. I considered adding an e-mail to the account but feared the possibility of my e-mail being blacklisted as well.
capableweb 4y ago
I can unconfirm that this happens to everyone. My reddit account was created 4 years ago, with unconfirmed email for a long time and my posts were seen immediately. Maybe it depends on what subreddits you post to?
- purpleblue 4y ago
  I have a 1 year old unconfirmed account and I'm not shadowbanned at all.
- hcks 4y ago
  Things may have changed in 4 years. I only encountered this problem when trying to create a new account a few weeks ago. I had to download the app and use my Google account to make it work. (Not denying anybodys experiences, but these unwritten rules are really a bad pattern from reddit).

I can confirm what he is saying. From what I have seen, all accounts created with the web interface using only an email address are automatically shadowbanned.

by hcks 4y ago

I can confirm what he is saying. From what I have seen, all accounts created with the web interface using only an email address are automatically shadowbanned.

raverbashing 4y ago

So, a temporary measure until the user confirms their email, etc? I don't see an issue with this

hcks 4y ago
Nope, in my personal experience it's shadowbanned even after immediate email confirmation. I cannot tell much more than report what I immediately saw, I don't know more about the rules they use.
thrwyoilarticle 4y ago
Reddit previously accepted accounts with no email address. IMO this is similar to Twitter 'not requiring' a phone number but immediately flagging your account upon creation until you provide one. Now there's something to tie your would-be anonymous internet identity to your meatspace identity in the event of a data leak. On Reddit this is especially dangerous as there's no real account-nuke option. Deleting an account doesn't touch the replies it posted & actually removes the only method of modifying them.
- jjulius 4y ago
  >Now there's something to tie your would-be anonymous internet identity to your meatspace identity in the event of a data leak. If you register with your meatspace-related email address.
- boundchecked 4y ago
  >Reddit previously accepted accounts with no email address They still do, I registered without an e-mail. That may have worsened my credibility according to their algorithm, however. I considered adding an e-mail to the account but feared the possibility of my e-mail being blacklisted as well.

capableweb 4y ago

I can unconfirm that this happens to everyone. My reddit account was created 4 years ago, with unconfirmed email for a long time and my posts were seen immediately. Maybe it depends on what subreddits you post to?

purpleblue 4y ago
I have a 1 year old unconfirmed account and I'm not shadowbanned at all.
hcks 4y ago
Things may have changed in 4 years. I only encountered this problem when trying to create a new account a few weeks ago. I had to download the app and use my Google account to make it work. (Not denying anybodys experiences, but these unwritten rules are really a bad pattern from reddit).