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View submission: How to keep your Reddit account safe
Is this security announcement being made in response to something? A recent surge in reddit botting/manipulation through the use of hacked accounts?
Comment by worstnerd at 06/05/2019 at 17:20 UTC
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No, this isn't in response to anything. We have been planning to get a post like this out for a little while now.
Comment by youliterallybannedme at 06/05/2019 at 22:45 UTC
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They forced a reset on my 6 year old account that I didn’t have an email attached to. Effectively banning me for life.
Someone mentioned that they hired a new security manager, this was probably their idea of “shaking things up in the name of security.”
I’m probably not the only one this has happened to. RIP my shitty karma and the time I spent on this site.
Comment by Voyage_of_Roadkill at 06/05/2019 at 17:59 UTC
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Idk, but I recently lost access to my Facebook account. They want pictures of two forms of ID to unlock, or four of my friends to send me a code.
Really heart breaking just for the picture loss, but I just couldnt see sending my IDs to Zuckerberg.
Maybe something huge is plaguing social media.
Comment by [deleted] at 06/05/2019 at 17:54 UTC
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Comment by randomevenings at 06/05/2019 at 17:16 UTC
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Smart man. Probably some power user got hacked or a mod of a big subreddit (or both, they are, unfortunately, usually both).