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Got Banned for Fixing Roku — The Paul Blart Mod Chronicles (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by Dbanno@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

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So, I posted a simple Roku fix on Reddit — just explaining how to get actual antenna channels back instead of their ad-stuffed “Live TV” hub.

The post took off fast-within 90 minutes: • 8,000+ views • 12 upvotes • Dozens of people thanking me for the fix

Then… moderators nuked it as a repost.

Sequence of Events: 1. I politely asked what rule I’d broken. 2. Mod replied: “I don’t know, nor is it relevant to your ban.” 3. I joked: “Ok thank you, Paul Blart. 🙄” 4. Instantly → permanent ban + mute.

Screenshots confirmed: no rule violation, just a mod having a day.

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Follow-up Attempts: • Tried posting the story in r/help and r/ideasfortheadmins. • AutoMod deleted both — apparently the word “ban” is illegal now. • Tried to share it elsewhere, but at this point Reddit moderation feels like TSA confiscating nail clippers while waving through flamethrowers.

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Takeaway: It’s wild when platforms value control over community. I literally helped people watch TV again — and got banned for it.

Give someone a little power, and it goes straight to their head.

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The irony? My Roku fix worked. Thousands saw it before it vanished. So somewhere out there, people are happily watching TV — thanks to a guy Reddit decided to erase.

Stay tuned for Volume 2: “AutoMod vs The Word ‘Ban’.”

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[–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 72 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Just stop using reddit. Quit it.

[–] A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl 23 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Too easy to say, too many communities that are simply not here.

[–] Turret3857@infosec.pub 13 points 6 days ago (2 children)

start them then.

[–] SoloCritical@lemmy.world 21 points 6 days ago

Sometimes people just wanna make a post and help people with a niche problem, not sign up to run a whole ass sub tho.

[–] A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl 8 points 6 days ago

So easy to say lol.

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[–] slaacaa@lemmy.world 49 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Charges: resisting arrest

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[–] Generica@lemmy.world 28 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I used to love Reddit and it was my only social media site for a decade. But it became so Kafka-esque that it was causing me a tremendous amount of stress. Constantly fighting mod bans was akin to tilting at windmills, as it was completely pointless. So I quit cold turkey last year, deleting my account, and found Lemmy a few days later. I still find the content on Reddit incredibly helpful when I'm searching for information and posts come up on Google but I cannot interact with the site/app any longer. The constant deletions and bans are contrary to the original spirit of the site and have reached SNL sketch level.

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[–] gil2455526@lemmy.eco.br 21 points 6 days ago (4 children)

I was perma-banned from r/gaming because of piracy. I posted a link to an unofficial port of a decompiled, abandonware game.

[–] 1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca 11 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

i was perma-banned from reddit for saying israel commited a nakba in the past and every time i try to make a new account it get's shadowbanned or just banned

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Won't someone please think of the random ass holding company that owns the rights to that old ass game nobody except for like three people want to play? You're infringing on their rights by sharing that! 😭

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[–] carrylex@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago (3 children)

8k views 12 upvotes

Those metrics are definetly not real.

[–] REDACTED@infosec.pub 8 points 6 days ago (8 children)

Why? A lot of people are looking for fixes. Not many actually engage by upvoting or commenting. Seen that plenty of times on tech/help related subs

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[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 17 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I was perma banned by admins for hurting a mods feelings. Reddit is so scared of having to pay mods they let them do whatever they want. There is no point in trying to rationalize it. As long as mods go unpaid, they will be allowed to have absolute power in the communities they control.

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[–] sunglocto@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 6 days ago

stop using ubercorp social media

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Post the exact comment that got you banned. I'm sure many on Lemmy would find it fun to repost it to the Roku forum over and over. We don't care about Reddit bans.

[–] Dbanno@lemmy.world 38 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Here it is:

If you’ve been trying to watch real over-the-air channels and Roku keeps forcing you into their “Live TV” streaming hub (even with Hide Streaming Channels turned on), here’s what finally worked for me:

👉 Step 1: After scanning for channels, go to Manage Channels and add one of your antenna channels to Favorites (for me, it was Channel 5). 👉 Step 2: Back on the Roku home screen, hover over the Live TV tile for 2–3 seconds before pressing OK.

If you wait, Roku automatically loads your first favorite channel — you’ll go straight into antenna TV instead of the streaming hub.

If you click too fast, it jumps right back into the ad-stuffed streaming Live TV interface.

It’s a weird UX quirk, but this workaround actually works every time once you’ve got a favorite set. Hopefully Roku separates those inputs properly someday, but until then… this saved my sanity. 😂

[–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 28 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Sounds like you got banned for showing people how to get away from ads. That's not allowed by our corporate overlords.

[–] mika_mika@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yeah Roku is definitely working on how to fix this. You were never supposed to bypass the ad filled content.

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[–] Fmstrat@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago

I gave it one more shot after being away for a year. Posting my latest 3D Printer mod (after on Lemmy and the manufacturers forum). Immediately got a snarky garbage commenter. That's what I get.

[–] aarch0x40@lemmy.world 21 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I had setup some Lemmy accounts a while back but was procrastinating on settling into them. Received a 2-week ban for a Rule 1 violation because suggesting that users own their hardware is apparently violent. Took the opportunity to finally finish setting up in the Fediverse and haven't opened Reddit since.

[–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

8k views means 7k ai scrapers downloading the same resource over and over

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[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 days ago

Roku shills are probably moderators. Just like with the Xfinity sub

[–] rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 days ago

Welcome to federated social media my dude. You're better off without that shithole.

[–] turdcollector69@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

This is why I don't use reddit anymore.

I think reddit has lost most of its human users so it's just NPC's and bots.

[–] Surp@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Fuck reddit I mean that's all. I stopped looking at it so long ago. Found a way online to delete all my posts and my user account while downloading all my posts to an xml so I could keep MY content.

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