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Is there *anything* that can hold mods accountable? In recent months, I've seen an uptick in racism on Reddit, especially against Arabs (mostly starting last October-November, for hopefully obvious reasons).
I spoke up about it politely, contributing to a discussion around the topic on /r/news. The moderators of /r/news permanently banned me (see screenshots of the posts here[1], permalink to the removed content[2], permalink to the ban message[3]).
1: https://imgur.com/a/V0xPeeL
3: https://www.reddit.com/message/messages/21rztui
From your phrasing, it seems that mods must have a reason to ban someone ("which earned him a ban under the community’s rule to 'be nice'"). I was given no reason (and was muted without a response after my polite message asking for more info, which you can see above). Is it true that moderators must have a reason, or can moderators of major subreddits like /r/news truly ban people for no reason other than they disliked a post (a "mega-downvote", as it were)?
Comment by reaper527 at 22/02/2024 at 16:41 UTC
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From your phrasing, it seems that mods must have a reason to ban someone
for what it's worth, here's a direct quote from a mod team i had the unfortunate experience of interacting with:
You also seem to be under the impression that a moderator has the burden of duty to prove you violated a written rule in order to ban you. This is not the case as it is up to subreddit moderators to decide who participates on their subreddit, and that decision can be made for any reason **or no reason at all**.
this is the kind of behavior that the reddit admins are defending.