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I periodically delete reddit accounts and start new ones, mainly to preserve anonymity and prevent harassment. 1 in 3 accounts I start are shadowbanned from the start for no apparent reason at all. I’ve never used a VPN. Same IPs and devices each time with no attempts at obfuscation or any activity that would reasonably seem suspicious.

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I also rotate periodically, partially to evade bans from moderators, and I’ve only run into trouble with IP bans on account creation.

If you create the account from a clean IP you’re usually good, even if you use the banned IP later on.

Reddit is ripe to be picked off by a more agile competitor, if someone could innovate in moderation. Monetization would also be a lot easier for a smaller startup, as Reddit more or less paved the way for a few different paths there that users now find acceptable.

They abandoned the idea of making reddit gold a cryptocurrency, but it’s perfectly memey and would blow up a valuation if someone else could get it right.

I create one with suffix "_month", post one comment, and wait for it to languish for a few weeks before using it 'regularly'. Otherwise it gets shadow ban.

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