This post is woefully inaccurate. Firstly, all the revanced mod does is change the 3rd party API to a personal developer API. Not one single user has had any problems doing this as this API is offered for users to make and use apps. There’s a call limit for everyone’s personal API so it can’t be abused.
This issue is from something separate… KoalaS made an IfR clone that uses the official Reddit app API. This is easily detectible and a really stupid decision to make, and an even dumber decision to use.
TLDR: this has nothing to do with revanced mods, just a really stupid specific cloned app
Edit: Never use a pre-made modded APK for this. If you do, you will be sharing an API with others and that could put your account at risk. Always patch your own app with your own API.
Seems quite stupid to tryp to spoof the official app, I guess personal revanced app are still here for long
- It’s stupid if:
- you do it without understanding the possible consequences
- you do it in a way that can be detected
- It’s not stupid if:
- you are aware of the potential consequences and you consider it an acceptable risk
- you are very confident that it won’t be detected
For example I use a similar method to access Discord and I am aware that my account might get banned if this is detected. It’s a calculated risk that I am ok with.
- It’s stupid if:
Good. Hopefully, at least some of these people realize that Reddit is a lost cause, and that their only option is to migrate to other sites.
IMO reddit was heading this route ever since they got rid of Victoria Taylor in 2015. ( https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33787004 for those who don’t know)
Agreed. It was headed that way but most of us, including me, ignored the warning signs. I should’ve quit when they cancelled Reddit Gifts giving some lame bs reason. I should’ve quit when they launched new Reddit with all it’s ads and tracking crap. I should’ve quit when they started turning the site into more mainstream social media. But I still continued because I was mostly shielded from all that by third-party apps, and sticking to niche communities and staying away from r/all. But the API thing was the last straw for me, if there was any proof Spez was the next Zuckerberg, that was it, that was all the motivation I needed to quit.
Hindsight is 20/20 as they say.
My Reddit accounts usually got banned for one dumb reason or another anyhow. I’ll never forget my first and longest account getting the insta axe for saying everyone should punch Nazis.
My first ban was telling people to remember to get their butts checked for cancer on a post announcing the death of someone (who died from colon cancer).
We know Redditors don’t read articles, and I was trying to be helpful because that’s how people like Total biscuit died.
Was perma-banned for “harassment and bullying”.
I mean… You were literally advocating for violence.
Removed by mod
Removed by mod
deleted by creator
It’s so random, too. One admin/mod might give you a warning (I’m just kidding, warnings are never given, it’s always the harshest punishment) for one thing and another might IP ban you for the same or even a less egregious thing.
Soooo, you post something 5 hours after the top comment in the original thread disproves the all thing. Did you even read it?
I am not surprised knowing Spez.
Is it true that being banned is the best way to delete an account on social media?
Easier then right out deleting?
Depends on the site. Also, your data would usually not be deleted just because you’re banned.
Thanks for the reply!
Don’t some sites keep your data even after deleting, they just disable log in and access to user?
I remember reading about it, but I may be wrong…
Will look into it more.
ITT no one actually read the link.
