Reveddit.com

Infrastructure

reddit moderation transparency tool

SHOW HN2022

180points
185comments
#328of 2,570 in 2022
Top 13%of 2022 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

16 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 31 comments about the project. Thread score +0.23.

Idea: 7 for, 2 againstExecution: 2 for, 0 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Useful for seeing how much r/science content is removed.

    From 1 comment
    • > I love reveddit.com, it's hilarious to look at the typical r/science post and see 60%+ of comments removed on average (the 'controversial' ones go 75%+). Yeah I mention…
      rhaksw on HN

Objections

  • Does not work with Firefox tracking protection without disabling it.

    From 1 comment
    • > I love reveddit.com, it's hilarious to look at the typical r/science post and see 60%+ of comments removed on average (the 'controversial' ones go 75%+). Yeah I mention…
      rhaksw on HN
  • Moderation debate turned into broader political argument.

    From 2 comments
    • >In the real world, we do not throw criminals in jail Again, you seem to be very confused about private property. Think of it as a civil action, which at least in US law, that is…
      pixl97 on HN
    • > I think the issue here is that you’re blurring your complaints between the two quite distinct issues of heavy-handed moderation, and shadow moderation. You’re talking about…
      rhaksw on HN

Requests

  • Dev help to keep the project functional.

    From 1 comment
    • > When I use services like Reveddit I often notice [removed too quickly] where I'm guessing moderators get to it before the scraper can archive it. What type of timeframe do you…
      rhaksw on HN

Questions

  • Why not just reveal removals on the platform itself?

    From 1 comment
    • Subs like /r/askscience and /r/science have always needed moderation even before Reddit became cancer. The problem is the unauditable censorship. This is especially important on…
      mike_hock on HN

Alternatives named

  • Unddit

    From 1 comment
    • > I see you've added a modal that explains how to get it to work with FF. My bad, I think I used Unddit in the past which didn't say this. I'll use Reveddit instead. No worries.…
      rhaksw on HN

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