I was posting some comments on Reddit, in the “Privacy” subreddit, about better privacy options than Android or iOS—like GrapheneOS. I just received a message from the bot deleting my posts that mentioned GrapheneOS or other privacy-friendly operating systems. I accept this, since I’m not the owner of the subreddit. But with all due respect, what’s the point of having a place to discuss privacy if comments recommending great privacy-focused OS alternatives get deleted? I don’t get it.

It seems like people in that community want privacy, but apparently not enough to have an open discussion about alternatives. Sure, some people might disagree—that’s normal in any discussion! Should we stop talking about the NSA because some people support what they do? I doubt anyone would suggest that.

Am I missing something here? Maybe I just don’t understand the reasoning.

  • unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de
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    2 days ago

    It says “GrapheneOS developers do not wish to use reddit as a platform to discuss their products”. What do you not understand about this?

    • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org
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      19 hours ago

      you should perhaps find a little energy and read the whole message. especially the paragraph that starts with “Discussion”. because that paragraph is the rule. what do you not understand about this?