Reddit blocking all major search engines, except Google
Reddit blocking all major search engines, except Google
%%excerpt%% Reddit has commenced its assault on search engines, blocking those that don’t have a commercial relationship with the company, like Google.

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Babalugats @lemmy.world They're also blocking posts by users who aren't banned or even got a warning. It appears to the user as though it's been posted, but it hasn't.
4 1 Replyeee @lemm.ee shadowbanning is a totally different issue that's existed for a long time though.
14 0 ReplyKit @lemmy.blahaj.zone Shadowbanning? Do you have more info on this?
2 1 ReplyWolfLink @sh.itjust.works They’ve done this for a long time. It’s supposedly only supposed to be used on bots but it definitely isn’t in practice
5 1 ReplyBabalugats @lemmy.world It definitely is in practice 100%
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Babalugats @lemmy.world I didn't know there was a name for it, I don't have anymore info on it, but I can show examples of it happening.
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