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> If you attempt to evade the ban even innocently they will sniff you out.

How exactly do you "innocently" attempt to evade a ban?

I created another account. Logged in. Forgot I was logged in on another account. Forgot I got banned in that sub ages ago.

But not Reddit. Reddit mods don't forget. Reddit gives them the tools they need to sniff you out.

Kinda creepy reddit has become.

The whole concept of a ban is to follow a person not an account though... This has been true for every single forum I've ever frequented (including HN). The fact that this isn't always true is due to an (necessarily for both ethical and technological reasons) imperfect implementation.

It's pretty terrible they would go these lengths to ban an individual for disagreeing with them politically.

The punishment does not fit the crime. I think it's disgusting that they are sniffing out IPs for such low level offenses.

I made no threats. I simply disagreed with the wrong person on r/politics.

> I think it's disgusting that they are sniffing out IPs for such low level offenses.

Moderators on Reddit have absolutely zero access to IP addresses. You are misinformed.

And the robo mod? The auto-ban?

They have zero access to IPs too right?

Mods human or otherwise is what I'm referring to.

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