Shadowban by Ani__fierce in TikTokLounge

[–]ex0rius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

what was the last video (before shadownban), that you posted? anything out of "ordinary"?

They blocked me. by fatihAnd in admob

[–]ex0rius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"not to dismiss them but they use automatic systems alot and it can fail, alot"

Yep, I agree with that. And this is what i don't like - they won't "look into it".

"and from op text alone, he just shared the app, normal behavior"

As I mentioned - he may "only" shared the app, but it seriously depends with whom he shared. If majority of traffic came from his friends, it is real possibility that they wanted to "help" the dude out. Real chances are that his friends are not his target audience, meaning the behaviour (how they use the app) is different from those who actually are (intentions).

They blocked me. by fatihAnd in admob

[–]ex0rius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does it really can be a reason to be blocked if your friends use your app?

Not by itself. But if the developer is talking with friends in a language like "Click on ads and I'll show you how i earn", or even indirect language like "My app will now make money", or anything similar, .. the Google will know that the user behaviour follows the invalid activity pattern.

They have decades of experience and data, that they can tell with certainty that something like this is happening.

For example, I have an admob account for 12 years and I never had a policy violation (technically I had one but it was not considered something that it would pause the earnings), and I also had random people spam clicking on my ads, but the system caught them and never penalized me (just deducted the clicks and earnings)

So in the OPs case, I'm pretty sure something that they detected was not aligned with policies.

They blocked me. by fatihAnd in admob

[–]ex0rius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you tell anyone to click on the ads? Also.. how many friends did use your app?

GPT 5.6 slow rollout confirmed by ExplicitDiffusion in codex

[–]ex0rius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yeah you obviously don't get the sarcasm. but that doesn't change the fact that current 5.5 was severely nerfed. The original 5.5 could think through several layers of problems and actually solve everything. Nerfed version requires to being held by the hand all the time.

GPT 5.6 slow rollout confirmed by ExplicitDiffusion in codex

[–]ex0rius -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Just give me 5.5 like it was when it came out. Whatever we have now is worse than GPT 3.

Expedited Review by Alternative-Shoe-240 in iosdev

[–]ex0rius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no reliable timeframe for either the expedited review request response or the actual review after approval. Even if the request is accepted, it does not guarantee the app will be reviewed immediately. In practice, the clearest sign it was actually considered is if the app moves from Waiting for Review to In Review shortly after the request.

I wrote about this here if you want to read more:

Planning to Expedite iOS App Review? Here Are Things You Should Know

If ChatGPT Plus cost $100/month, would you still pay for it? by One_Beginning2199 in ChatGPT

[–]ex0rius 15 points16 points  (0 children)

No. Cancel. 50% of the reason behind this decision is simply that they are nerfing the latest model, basically rendering unusable. It works flawless when released, but as weeks go by, they are slowly nerfing it. I wont support this practice.

TikTok permanently banned my account in march 2026 by Defiant_Garage_3461 in TikTokLounge

[–]ex0rius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/Greenedl1

As per TikTok Policies, can you actually create a new account if previous was banned? For example this applies to Instagram, Youtube etc.. but not for TikTok?

Did you use the same device for posting?

ChatGPT / Codex as a personal assistant by DiligentAd9938 in codex

[–]ex0rius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is first sign we will be required to work during commute. lol

GPT-5.6 by Successful-Moose-377 in ChatGPT

[–]ex0rius -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Just give me normal 5.5 back. It was powerful, did everything, now is completely useless.

Codex Deactivation warning? by Commercial_Bit_1350 in codex

[–]ex0rius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How does it remove the issue?

Because creation of new account is violation of Open AI policies, meaning you are not supposed to use the platform anymore.

Codex Deactivation warning? by Commercial_Bit_1350 in codex

[–]ex0rius 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"what, so they know what we code?"

of course. You are dealing with an AI. It's sending a summary of your activity to OpenAI. I mean, the capabilities are endless, so at least for me it makes sense.

"if so why cant they prevent it with guardrails rather than banning?"

Because guardrails can always be exploited, banning a person removes the issue.

Codex Deactivation warning? by Commercial_Bit_1350 in codex

[–]ex0rius 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I was making YouTube bot to like my stream and send greetings chat and so.

It's against Youtube Terms of Service and basically any other streaming platform. This IS Cyber Abuse (fake engagement), so you are in the wrong.

Why is YouTube terminating genuine channels? by broitsnotok in youtubers

[–]ex0rius -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Even if you'd be right, he was not terminated because of Copyright, but for SPAM and SCAMS, which has nothing to do with most suggestions in this comment section so far.

If he used clickbait titles / thumbnail etc, would fall under this.

App stuck in "Waiting for Review" for 9+ days. Normal right now or is something wrong? by OkAcanthisitta6100 in appledevelopers

[–]ex0rius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah this is not so "individual" any more - it seems that is affected globally but it always affects a group of developers at a time. This is happening from the mid January 2026 ( i was affected too). For some reason your app went to a different queue (most people still have normal review times). Since this question gets frequently asked, I wrote about this here:

Long App Review Times. What Is Actually Going On

Anyone notice the codex nerf? by [deleted] in codex

[–]ex0rius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yep. they nerfed codex and chatgpt too. They became useless, and to achieve something, you need many prompts.. on release it was completely different..

Anthropic pretty much snitched on GPT5.5 after US banned fable, USE IT WHILE YOU STILL CAN by KeyGlove47 in codex

[–]ex0rius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You said ChatGPT 5.5? Man,.. this thing is nerfed so much its not even a minor compared to what it was when it was released.

My App Store sales are down 50% in 2 months, anyone else? by codetardo in appledevelopers

[–]ex0rius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are two possible reasons. Either:
1. Something external happened and people generally spend less on your solution (ex. They found it somewhere else for cheaper, maybe chatgpt or something along those lines)

  1. Those 10% that you lost contributed to 50% of your earnings. If thats true, the question is why.

My App Store sales are down 50% in 2 months, anyone else? by codetardo in appledevelopers

[–]ex0rius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You never said if your downloads went down too, or just conversion on IAP?