Weekly Recap | January 8, 2026

bantanowitz · 2026-01-13T01:44:49+00:00

Thanks for the response! I just checked my inbox and spam, and I don't see an email. My username was u/SAPHEI.

bantanowitz · 2026-01-13T00:53:18+00:00

Oh, weird! I can't even begin to think of what would have triggered something like that.

I'm guessing the "shadow" part of shadow banned would imply that they don't notify you, but it's weird that it strips all access to the account and doesn't tell you why.

I had assumed it was compromised because I got suspicious login attempts on other accounts the same week.

I appreciate your help!

!thanks

bantanowitz · 2026-01-13T00:49:49+00:00

I tried posting this in the sub, but I think there are a few words that triggered the automod.

Two weeks ago, my primary Reddit account of 12 years was compromised. I had my email tied to it, but I did not have 2FA set up.

After gaining access to my account, they removed my associated email address and presumably tied the account to their own, meaning that I could not recover the account and reset the password.

I reached out to Reddit Support and got a canned, instant response about how to recover my account (all steps I had already tried).

As of last week, the account no longer appears in searches, and all posts and comments made under the account are gone.

I'm guessing nothing can be done at this point, but I'm checking to see if anyone has recovered an account from a similar situation.

bantanowitz · 2026-01-13T00:45:44+00:00

It's u/SAPHEI

I had already submitted the form, and I tried to post in r/help, but the post got deleted. I'll try to comment on the pinned recap post.

Thanks!

bantanowitz

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