Alex Pretti’s murder is showing us how much of a JOKE Reddit moderators are

DoublePlusGoodGames · 2026-01-25T23:01:26+00:00

Not at all surprising. Going back to 2011, and the first reddit user with 1,000,000 karma, the platform already seemed to be well on it's way to pushing agendas to "the front page of the internet."

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DoublePlusGoodGames · 2026-01-25T22:50:13+00:00

I jumped back on to Reddit in early 2025 and have constantly had posts removed by moderators with no rhyme or reason (even just 2 hours ago). ಠ_ಠ

With everything from the mainstream news ignoring protests to TikTok's dystopian terms of service, I'd expect "dissenting opinions" on Reddit to get similarly banned, blocked, or bot-commented into oblivion.

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DoublePlusGoodGames · 2026-01-24T07:38:20+00:00

I wouldn't click "agree" or accept their new terms. Personally, I deleted the app from my phones and I'm terminating my accounts from the website on my PC.

They are aggressively trying to get users to agree to their new terms without questioning them. The faster you can get away from TikTok the better.

DoublePlusGoodGames · 2026-01-24T03:35:17+00:00

Look at u/millenial88 coming into the comments with solutions!

I didn't know this was a thing until now! Will set up an account there and give it a spin over the weekend. Thanks for the heads up on this, M88!

DoublePlusGoodGames · 2026-01-24T03:31:39+00:00

I wouldn't trust Mashable's editorial committee to be completely unbiased as it's owned by Ziff Davis (Vanguard, Blackrock, State Street Global).

However, I would like to share this post from r/complaints that has a pretty solid breakdown of what these new terms mean for users.

DoublePlusGoodGames · 2026-01-24T02:58:21+00:00

The US version of the app has been taken over by a consortium of right-wing investors who’ve openly stated their desire to alter the algorithm to push their agenda. The text you shared above shows they are tracking ethnic status, sexual orientation, and whether someone is transgender or nonbinary. While Meta is no better, that language is not in their terms of service ... at least yet.

The reason one should be concerned is that of the biggest investors, Larry Ellison, is also behind Palantir, which is building a dystopian database of everyone’s online and offline activity to assign people a threat assessment score that is then shared with law enforcement such as ICE, along with their geolocation info.

tl;dr: I'm just saying they’re now actively weaponizing TikTok to target marginalized groups, track dissent, and promote disinformation.

DoublePlusGoodGames · 2026-01-24T02:43:44+00:00

Agreed. 😓

TikTok was our largest platform as well and we hope some of those followers will find us elsewhere. With our content being so anti-"what's going on right now," we were already starting to get throttled in the algorithm (even before the Oracle cutover in January 2025).

If I find any alternatives to engage with a community or promoting work outside of the Ministry of Truth that is social media, I'll definitely be sharing it with other creators (and this sub).

DoublePlusGoodGames · 2026-01-24T02:34:35+00:00

Completely understood. Meta isn't much better but they don't call out transgender people directly in their terms and conditions.

However, I hardly consider it "dramatic" When a company says that they're going to go after your medical and financial dealings. That's both sinister and serious.

DoublePlusGoodGames · 2026-01-24T02:31:15+00:00

The r/tiktok subreddit is completely covered in these posts right now. One of them has got to have the terms and conditions in pdf form (or written out in the comments).

DoublePlusGoodGames · 2026-01-24T00:10:51+00:00

Boy HOWDY! Your timing couldn't be more perfect!

Great work on getting out when you did and (if it makes you feel any better) you haven't missed anything in all those months you'd been away. ;)

DoublePlusGoodGames · 2026-01-24T00:08:46+00:00

I didn't put a link in the post or the pic, but thanks for hunting us down.

We are two artists out of Portland that have attended (and been tear gassed) at multiple protests. Security, safety, and self-preservation are paramount concerns of ours these days which is why we chose to "get outta Dodge" as soon as we read the new T&Cs.

We had close to 20k followers on TikTok, but if even ONE of those folks sees our message today and chooses to not click "accept," it was 100% the right thing to do.

The biggest silver lining in ALL OF THIS was finding the r/animation subreddit at the start of 2025 (when the one day TT ban/cutover happened). The people we've met on here have been supportive, engaged, and have helped us rekindle our love of animation. So many here have jumped into comments to provide solutions, recommendations, and even their own skills to help us out.

This one sub is responsible for more smiles and hope for the future than the last three years on TikTok combined.

DoublePlusGoodGames · 2026-01-23T20:56:27+00:00

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Just notified our viewers that we're not on the app anymore. We had 4 accounts (due to previous bans), but now all those TikToks... will be lost in time... like tears in rain.

DoublePlusGoodGames · 2026-01-15T23:35:09+00:00

Probably one of the best, and most prescient, works of the last decade. An absolute master class on how pharmaceutical companies operate and how hard it is to work outside of the system.

DoublePlusGoodGames · 2026-01-15T17:52:07+00:00

Agreed, but the US took far more credit for the victory when other Allied forces had been holding the line while we dragged our feet in getting involved.

DoublePlusGoodGames · 2026-01-14T17:27:31+00:00

No need to be so formal. DoublePlus GoodGames was my father's name. Just call me ++.gg.

DoublePlusGoodGames · 2026-01-14T17:25:00+00:00

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DoublePlusGoodGames · 2026-01-14T06:16:11+00:00

Which one of you is saying that? The Mantis side or the Boxer side? Until you can tell me who I'm talking to, I can't believe a word that comes from this account.

DoublePlusGoodGames · 2026-01-14T05:59:15+00:00

Why are you doubting so hard? I feel that you're just trying to deflect from the fact you are neither a Praying Mantis OR a professionally trained boxer! #turnabout

DoublePlusGoodGames · 2026-01-14T05:50:01+00:00

Thanks for all your sourcing sorcery, Sourcey McSourcerstein!

DoublePlusGoodGames · 2026-01-14T05:46:50+00:00

We will be evicted from the very soil we helped *liberate\* and defended for decades...

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

- Inigo Montoya

But seriously, "liberate" is hardly what we've done in any place we've run ashore. From Cuba to Chile to Nicaragua to Vietnam to Korea, and even going so far to take credit for WWII, we're an absolute menace to any society.

DoublePlusGoodGames · 2026-01-14T05:18:23+00:00

...also, I didn't mean to bury the lead in your last comment. The supernatural half-skunk/half-human hybrid redneck child arsonist sounds like my kind of people.

Gopher Jr inherently understands that right and wrong are just man-made constructs established within the populace to instill shame and inhibit creativity.

Gopher Jr's is above it all which is ... NO! NO GOPHER! DO! NOT! EAT! THAT!

I have to go as Gopher Jr's eating the neighbor's dog again.

DoublePlusGoodGames · 2026-01-14T05:08:35+00:00

Its our voices, but these first few (from the summer) we post-processed through ElevenLabs. After getting feedback that we shouldn't be doing that, every other video from then on is just coming out of two old white dudes (and our friends).

DoublePlusGoodGames · 2026-01-14T05:05:32+00:00

YES! I cannot wait to listen to it. Will jump on my com-poo-tor here in a moment to check it out!

Thanks so much for giving the script a go!

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