this post was submitted on 05 Feb 2025
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Something big is happening, as Reddit seems to have purged literally every NSFW sub they know. Reason is always "unmoderated" despite some of the banned subreddits being fully moderated.


Edit: seems to have been a bug in automation (thanks @lefty7283@lemmy.world):

https://old.reddit.com/r/ModSupport/comments/1ii67mt/_/mb3fewv

It's still a good reminder on how quickly a community (or communities) thousands of people enjoy and in some cases rely upon can disappear.

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[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 90 points 3 months ago (12 children)

This has been predicted for many years. Most were expecting it to happen before the IPO, since investors are afraid of porn.

They had also been gradually heading down this path for a long time, making porn harder and harder (heh) to find and view.

[–] Michal@programming.dev 31 points 3 months ago (8 children)

It's not only porn. Today i google-image searched a skin condition. Most results were reddit links, but i wasn't able to open any of them without their app as the subreddits were apparently 18+!

I wasn't able to view any of the information as i refuse to install the app. Google should deprioritize the results that can't be viewed in the browser.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Just request desktop mode, that bypasses it.

[–] Michal@programming.dev 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I know that trick, i just rarely use it and forgot about it 🤦‍♂️

[–] Zoop@beehaw.org 2 points 3 months ago

That's understandable. There are a whole lot of little tricks and workarounds you've gotta constantly keep in your head and recall on the spot to try and navigate the crap that is the modern Internet. In addition to all the other life stuff we've gotta remember!

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