[–] Cutsprocket 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
well they did say that they werent going to shadowban people anymore but yes its progress
[–] HomerSimpson [S] ago
The proper procedure wasn't in place when this actually happened. They were shadow banned > New system announced > blackout thread.
[–] Northvvait 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Removed because turns out /u/Nollog thought of it first: https://voat.co/v/MeanwhileOnReddit/comments/653229/3172224
[–] lllllllllll 0 points 23 points 23 points (+23|-0) ago
There is no way this was the only sub under outside influence. How many other, more popular subs are run this way?
[–] MaunaLoona 0 points 21 points 21 points (+21|-0) ago (edited ago)
Pretty much all the defaults. If you don't think there's rampant corruption on reddit, you're not looking.
[–] RedditCEOEllenPao 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Almost definitely the Fallout subreddits.
[–] [deleted] 4 points 9 points 13 points (+13|-4) ago
[–] DelusionalHominids 0 points 9 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago
I demand you write this story out as a fully detailed romance novel. You can call it 50 speeds of Sonic. I will be on standby with buckets ready.
[–] HomerSimpson [S] 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
What is amusing about this whole ordeal is the BattlefrontUpdates mods have been taking money for their site/youtube channel through their connections from the subreddit for awhile. Which includes mass advertising the site/channel.
[–] Keeok 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
The devs will be back. Like it or not Reddit is the place to be for a large community of casual players who aren't willing to go to multiple forum sites. That being said it would be better for them to make a stronger maybe smaller community on their own site for the longevity sake of their game.
I plan on getting it too.
[–] pepepepepe ago
If you think this is the end of all EA stealth marketing, you are sadly mistaken. This is just a very basic PR move. They'll still do outrageous shit like spamming anti-boycott petitions with bots and staging fake protests against their own games, and that's just a part of what they've been caught doing. Every AAA producer stealth markets and will continue to do so.
[–] RedditCEOEllenPao 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Or finds a necessity in some of the niche subreddits. I mean, come on, given the choice between, let's say /r/DarkSouls or the Dark Souls message board on GameFAQs...the choice is kind of obvious.
[–] HomerSimpson [S] ago
EA isn't even the full issue here. I am sure Bethesda is doing the same thing right now for Fallout.
[–] Dereliction 0 points 9 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago
Three things:
1) Voat has a small population and therefore does not represent a lucrative place to bother with when better opportunities can be had at places like Reddit.
2) Voat has a reputation involving racists, fat-people shamers and an anything goes environment. Not exactly an environment companies look to shine their brand or own reputation among.
3) If Voaters discover corruption and corporate influence, the reaction is likely to be more vitriolic than at other avenues. Not worth it for most companies.
[–] Disappointed 2 points 4 points 6 points (+6|-2) ago
If you suspect anything is happening like this in the future, let us know at v/protectvoat
In our sidebar:
This sub is for documenting the attempts to drag Voat down into the mud by various censorship, advertising or shilling groups
[–] HomerSimpson [S] 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago
You really think Protectvoat can stop shilling? It can barely stop censorship and that is with help from others.
[–] HomerSimpson [S] 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
And likely will have more corruption because of the way the site's mail is handled. Mods can't report other mods doing shilling in mod mail like how it happened in /r/starwarsbattlefront because mod mail doesn't exist. The "Message the Moderators" button sends each mod an individual message.
[–] In_Cog_Nito 0 points 28 points 28 points (+28|-0) ago (edited ago)
So just one day after Reddit introduced "Account Suspensions" as a replacement for shadowbans, they go and shadowban multiple mods. So much for that.
[–] Broc_Lia 0 points 20 points 20 points (+20|-0) ago
I don't feel particularly sorry for them. If a shadowban was ever earned it was there.
[–] freedumbz 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
It was intended for spammers and advertisers, and that's what they were doing. So yeah, very well earned.
[–] HeavyBrain 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago
Very convenient isnt it, I mean how new systems, happenings and staff replacement always fall into place.
Aaron should have writen the code evey guy dreams of, a code that delts your browser history the moment you die, just twist it to burn the reddit servers, if he did the world would be a better place now even when it just contained the retards back to tumblr.
[–] HomerSimpson [S] 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
It actually happened before they made that announcement. The blackout thread however was after it.
[–] HomerSimpson [S] ago
It actually happened before they made that announcement. The blackout thread however was after it.
[–] In_Cog_Nito ago
I wondered about that, but I'm sure they had already decided on the new suspension rule before this incident, they just hadn't announced it. They could have "suspended" their accounts anyway.