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by EvilEndures 2859 days ago
I have been banned from:

Voat

Gab

16 Republican subreddits

Multiple GOP "news" sites

I can try to come up with a comprehensive list if it's really worth it?

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I'm sorry to hear you've been banned from so many places. I would be interested in your story. Do you want to make a post about it?
It isn't that complex and to be 100% honest, once you know how it works, its very easy to test for yourself with extremely consistent results. The bans are more a result of me testing their belief in the first amendment for my own curiosity rather than anything you need to apologize for. I intentionally bait conservatives that claim they are pro-free speech to watch the hypocrisy and to confirm my belief in their dishonesty is correct.

The loophole used to "justify" my bans is almost always:

User who doesn't agree with conservative narrative posts facts viewed as damaging -> Conservatives report you as "spamming" -> powers that be ban you as a "spammer" due to moderation mechanisms based on N reports.

Sometimes it involves human intervention as well, sometimes not.

For instance:

https://old.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/96h0dy/pc_case_...

> PC case maker CaseLabs says it has been 'forced into bankruptcy and liquidation' by US tariffs (Prices went up 80%!) -- Thanks Folks and I await your censorship ban.

I know they are going to do that after I posted that, even included it in the title, and was banned. :)

I was also banned for similar posts on a couple news sites.

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Pretty much any major "Conservative" subreddit has banned my account (or another one of my Reddit accounts) at this point. Voat/Gab, I'm banned platform wide.