[moribvndvs]

Spam, link farming, shilling, and shitposting has not only become an unstoppable disaster, now they are apparently keen to go after people trying to use the tools provided to them to help moderate content. I was threatened with a ban for violating rule 8, using reporting tools to harass and ironically spam. It was automated of course, so I appealed and after several months they told me it was upheld but just gave me a warning. I doubt they really looked at it at all, as I don’t think anyone’s steering the ship anymore.

And that’s just it. After the API changes, mod revolt, AI scraping deal, and IPO, the owners got what they wanted while in the process breaking the back of the community and now it’s virtually rudderless and adrift, and would probably drop off the radar entirely if it weren’t for all the effluence openly running through it every day. I wasn’t using the site much after the API changes, but the disdain I was treated with sealed the deal.