Got told by a Reddit mod that linking to a leaked corporate memo was 'harassment' and got a 30-day ban

The memo was about layoff plans for a major tech company and I was posting it in a labor rights subreddit, so was that censorship protecting the company or just enforcing their vague rules, and has anyone else run into mods calling documented facts 'harassment'?

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white.alex27d ago

@richardknight is spot on about pushing back calmly and asking for specifics. Same thing happened to me in a tech forum when I shared a public court filing they claimed was "speculation". The mods just didn't want the heat from the company, so they hid behind the vague rules. Making them explain themselves usually works because they don't have a real answer.

richardknight27d ago

Had a similar thing happen when I posted a leaked earnings report in a finance sub. The mods called it "harassment" too, which was a total joke. I appealed and asked them to point out exactly who was being harassed - the company? They stuck by their ruling but I kept pushing and eventually got it lifted to a warning. My advice is to message the mod team privately, keep it calm, and ask for specifics on what rule you broke. Sometimes they'll back down if you make them explain their logic.