1import{j as e,I as n,N as o}from"./index-BXc1h3BS.js";import{L as t}from"./vendor-react-Ce-5YTHd.js";import{a as s}from"./info-C3T7_3YD.js";import{Row as r,ContentWithHeader as a}from"./index-5-JDUpjf.js";import"./Comment-COAJPZ6n.js";const d="A recent Reddit update breaks Reveddit and makes moderator removals much harder to track.",p=i=>e.jsx(n,{props:i,children:e.jsx(r,{children:e.jsxs(a,{header:d,children:[e.jsx("p",{style:{color:"var(--text-secondary)",marginTop:"-4px",fontSize:"0.9em"},children:e.jsx(s,{created_utc:1757807520})}),e.jsxs("p",{children:["Reddit recently changed how moderator removals work, and the change broke the main Reveddit.com website's ability to track your removed content. The"," ",e.jsx(t,{to:"/add-ons/direct",children:"Reveddit real-time browser extension"})," ","has since been updated and works again for this purpose, so for now, please use the browser extension to check the removal status of your posts and comments. Here is the full story."]}),e.jsxs("p",{children:["Hi everyone, I'm the creator of ",e.jsx(t,{to:"/",children:"Reveddit.com"}),". I'm making this post to inform the community, including Reveddit's 250,000 monthly users and 10,000 extension users, about a fundamental platform change that has broken the site and has serious implications for transparency on Reddit."]}),e.jsx("h3",{children:"What Changed?"}),e.jsxs("p",{children:["This week, Reddit announced an update that gives subreddit moderators a power previously reserved only for Reddit admins: the ability to permanently remove content from your public user profile. Here is the key quote from their"," ",e.jsx(o,{reddit:"/r/modnews/duplicates/1ncn0go/evolving_moderation_on_reddit_reshaping_boundaries/",children:"official announcement"}),":"]}),e.jsx("blockquote",{children:"...with this update, the action you take in your community is now the final word; youâll no longer need to appeal to admins to fully remove that content across Reddit."}),e.jsxs("p",{children:["In plain English: before, if a mod removed your comment, it still existed on your profile. Now, a mod can delete it from their subreddit ",e.jsx("i",{children:"and"})," your profile, effectively erasing it from public view entirely."]}),e.jsx("h3",{children:"Why This is a Massive Change"}),e.jsxs("ul",{children:[e.jsxs("li",{children:[e.jsx("b",{children:"Harder-to-Detect Removals:"})," You will receive no notification when this happens. The removed content will still appear perfectly normal ",e.jsx("b",{children:"to you"})," when logged in. To everyone else, and to you when logged out, it will be gone. While you can still manually check your comments in an incognito window, this change breaks the only easy, automated way of doing so."]}),e.jsxs("li",{children:[e.jsx("b",{children:"Reveddit.com is Broken:"})," Because of this change, Reveddit's website can no longer detect when your content is removed this way. The core function of the site, to give you a simple overview of your removed content, is, for the moment, non-operational."]}),e.jsxs("li",{children:[e.jsx("b",{children:"Strengthening Echo Chambers:"})," This gives moderators a powerful tool to silence dissenting or inconvenient opinions. They can shape their community's reality without ever having to justify a removal, because most users will never know it happened."]})]}),e.jsx("p",{children:"This is not a right or left issue; it's a matter of extremism versus healthy moderation. This change will benefit the most extreme elements on all sides, allowing them to create perfectly curated echo chambers. I expect it may even increase user growth, as we all naturally gravitate towards information that confirms our beliefs. While much of the media is focusing on how this update affects subscriber counts, the real story is the loss of transparency. In effect, this brings the platform back to pre-2019 levels of transparency, before tools like Reveddit existed."}),e.jsx("h3",{children:"See This Effect for Yourself"}),e.jsxs("p",{children:["To help people understand what this kind of removal looks like, I created a subreddit,"," ",e.jsx(o,{reddit:"/r/CantSayAnything/",children:"r/CantSayAnything"}),", where all posts and comments are automatically removed."]}),e.jsx("p",{children:"If you comment or post there, it will still appear for you on the subreddit and your profile while logged in. But if you view the page in a private/incognito browser window (while logged out), you'll see it's not there. Nobody else can see it."}),e.jsx("h3",{children:"What's Next?"}),e.jsx("p",{children:"The goal of Reveddit has always been to provide transparency, and I'll keep looking for ways to do that. This update is a major blow to that mission, and I wanted to make you all aware of the new reality of posting on Reddit."}),e.jsx("h3",{children:"For a deeper dive..."}),e.jsxs("p",{children:["I write a free Substack newsletter,"," ",e.jsx(o,{href:"https://www.removednews.com/",children:"RemovedNews.com"}),", where I discuss topics like this, focusing on transparency and censorship on major platforms. If you're interested in following my work and staying informed about these issues, please consider subscribing."]}),e.jsx("p",{children:e.jsxs("b",{children:["TL;DR: A Reddit update now lets mods delete comments from your profile (a power previously held by admins). You get no notification. This breaks Reveddit.com's ability to easily track y
1our removed content, but the"," ",e.jsx(t,{to:"/add-ons/direct",children:"browser extension"})," still works. I'll keep looking for ways to surface hidden removals."]})})]})})});export{p as default}; 2//# sourceMappingURL=reddit-change-BoEJBHfn.js.map
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