Comment by Beginning_Expert8968 on 02/05/2022 at 22:03 UTC

28 upvotes, 10 direct replies (showing 10)

View submission: Camas reddit-search "has been disabled by GitHub Staff due to a violation of GitHub's Terms of Service."

The actual reason is pretty boring.

I ignored this email a few days ago

Hello,

I'm reaching out on behalf of the GitHub Trust & Safety Team to let you know we received a report that one of your repositories contains private information that was posted without consent. Specifically, the following content was reported:

https://camas.github.io/reddit-search/[1]

https://camas.github.io/reddit-search/#%7B%22subreddit%22:%22REDACTED%22,%22searchFor%22:1,%22resultSize%22:100,%22query%22:%2REDACTED%22%7D[2]

https://camas.github.io/reddit-search/#%7B%22subreddit%22:%22REDACTED%22,%22searchFor%22:1,%22resultSize%22:100,%22query%22:%22REDACTED%22%7D[3]

1: https://camas.github.io/reddit-search/

2: https://camas.github.io/reddit-search/#%7B%22subreddit%22:%22REDACTED%22,%22searchFor%22:1,%22resultSize%22:100,%22query%22:%2REDACTED%22%7D

3: https://camas.github.io/reddit-search/#%7B%22subreddit%22:%22REDACTED%22,%22searchFor%22:1,%22resultSize%22:100,%22query%22:%22REDACTED%22%7D

In order to remove the content in question, we ask that you refer to the following article for help:

https://docs.github.com/articles/remove-sensitive-data

Please make sure to follow those instructions carefully, as simply deleting the content will not remove it completely from the repository commit history.

Alternately, you may simply want to switch the repository to private by following the instructions found here:

https://docs.github.com/en/github/administering-a-repository/setting-repository-visibility#making-a-repository-private

If these changes are not made within 3 business days, we will continue our review of the complaint. We may need to disable your repository at that time in order to protect the owner of private information that has been posted in violation of our Acceptable Use Policies.

If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback regarding this notice, please let us know as soon as possible.

Regards,

GitHub Trust & Safety

so they got their best and brightest on it

Hi,

Access to the camas/reddit-search repository has been disabled by GitHub Staff as a result of a sensitive data removal request. You may contact GitHub Support for more information or to appeal this decision:

https://github.com/contact

Read more about GitHub's Sensitive Data Removal Policy here:

https://docs.github.com/articles/github-sensitive-data-removal-policy

Regards,

GitHub Trust & Safety Team

Have emailed back, we'll see what happens.

Replies

Comment by tangled_night_sleep at 02/05/2022 at 22:27 UTC

18 upvotes, 3 direct replies

You're the dev?

This tool has been a lifesaver for me since I discovered it a few months ago.. I've often wondered who I should thank for it.

If I had money, you would be the first person I donate to! (Followed by the guy who made reveddit.) You should add a link or qr code to the bottom of the page so people can send you some money.

I don't understand what GitHub is complaining about. What was REDACTED from the search query?

I will be gutted if they don't reinstate your tool.

Comment by [deleted] at 02/05/2022 at 23:24 UTC

6 upvotes, 1 direct replies

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Comment by Wooden-Beginning9610 at 03/05/2022 at 20:32 UTC

5 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Looks like that's a no

Hi,

Thanks for reaching out. Your repository was disabled following reports that its content or activity may have been in violation of the following prohibition found in our Acceptable Use Policies:

```

We do not allow content or activity on GitHub that:

violates the privacy of any third party, such as by posting another person's personal information without consent.

```

You can read more about our doxxing and invasion of privacy prohibition here:

GitHub Doxxing and Invasion of Privacy

Also,

```

We do not allow content or activity on GitHub that:

harasses or abuses another individual or group, including our employees, officers, and agents, or other users

```

You can read more about our bullying and harassment prohibition here:

GitHub Bullying and Harassment

Specifically, the content or activity that was reported included archives used to harass users, which we found to be in violation of our Acceptable Use Policies.

Because of the nature and volume of the prohibited activity, we will not be reinstating your repository at this time.

If you'd like to dispute that a violation occurred, please provide additional information to show that a different decision should have been reached.

Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns about this notice.

Regards,

GitHub Trust & Safety

Comment by [deleted] at 02/05/2022 at 22:29 UTC

4 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Sounds like a lot of bullshit since nothing grabbed through the API is all public.

What were the redacted search queries?

Comment by [deleted] at 03/05/2022 at 00:11 UTC*

3 upvotes, 1 direct replies

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Comment by IsilZha at 03/05/2022 at 16:05 UTC

3 upvotes, 2 direct replies

So wait, someone did a query to find information that it got *from pushshift* and they killed it because you... didn't remove the information from pushshift?

Comment by toothpastespiders at 06/05/2022 at 17:44 UTC

2 upvotes, 0 direct replies

I just wanted to offer my thanks as well. Reddit is often pretty overzealous in suspending accounts after people have died. And, obviously, at that point there's often not much someone can do about it. Even when a spouse has access to the deceased party's email account that's often not going to be enough. Even if they're in a state of mind to handle something like that when the pain is at its most raw. And few people are.

I really can't properly express how much it can mean for someone in that situation to get access to some of the random thoughts and feelings of the person they're mourning. I don't know the intent with which it was made. But I can absolutely say that it's meant the world to some people who're going through the worst experience of their life.

Comment by ThucydidesJones at 07/05/2022 at 18:28 UTC

2 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Just wanted to chime in after seeing the site down and finding this thread.

I'm a moderator of r/cyberpunkgame (the sub for Cyberpunk 2077), and I used your tool frequently to check when rule-violating posters would delete their comments in an attempt to cover up their violations.

It was a supremely useful tool, and its absence will directly impact my ability as a mod to vet a poster's claims (not blaming you at all; just thought this perspective might be useful if you need evidence to support your project's existence and utility). Removedit and ceddit are gone AFAIK, and I haven't found reveddit to be anywhere near as good as your tool.