Title: As you may be aware, there is an upcoming protest[0] on June 12-14 where many subreddits[1] are going private for 48 hours in protest of reddit&#x27;s API fee increase[2][3], which many expect will lead to the end of all third party apps.<p>I moderate a few subreddits for a niche hobby, and decided to join the protest. We&#x27;re fairly small, if non-negligible potatos: altogether, maybe 10k-15k active users on a busy day, but still want to show support.<p>So, I commented to add the subs to the list[1] and made announcement posts based on the template[4] linked from r&#x2F;modcoord.<p>Several minutes later, the site logged me out. I received an email from reddit that said my account had been locked for &quot;suspicious activity&quot; and I would need to reset my password.<p>The timing seemed curious, but as I was logged in over an Airbnb&#x27;s wifi, I figured it could be legitimate.<p>When I logged back in, I saw that all of the posts and comments I&#x27;ve made from this account had been deleted. The password reset requirement is understandable; the fact that the posts and comments were not restored, less so.<p>Looks like it&#x27;s finally time to encourage my community to move to another site.<p>0. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=36187705" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=36187705</a><p>1. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;old.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;ModCoord&#x2F;comments&#x2F;1401qw5&#x2F;incomplete_and_growing_list_of_participating&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;old.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;ModCoord&#x2F;comments&#x2F;1401qw5&#x2F;incomplet...</a><p>2. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;old.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;ModCoord&#x2F;comments&#x2F;13xh1e7&#x2F;an_open_letter_on_the_state_of_affairs_regarding&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;old.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;ModCoord&#x2F;comments&#x2F;13xh1e7&#x2F;an_open_l...</a><p>3. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;old.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;evilbuildings&#x2F;comments&#x2F;140n3m3&#x2F;hey_reddit_execs_stop_being_greedy_assholes_this&#x2F;jmwbkpv&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;old.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;evilbuildings&#x2F;comments&#x2F;140n3m3&#x2F;hey_...</a><p>4. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;old.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;ProCSS&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;api_protest_template" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;old.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;ProCSS&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;api_protest_template</a>
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