Kratom Vendor subs BANNED on Reddit: July 2023.

[BallzDeep9]

This week the 2 most popular Vendor subs on Reddit both got BANNED and taken down... r/.VendorsOfKratom and r/.SmallBatchKratom

Almost FIVE years after my own sub r/.KratomVendors got banned (I was snitched on, and "reported", by a fellow kratom user!) and also 5 Years after Double M got started... wow. 5 years?

For those on Reddit there is lots of moaning and crying on the "Reddit Request" sub to restore it ? but... don't hold your breath. Reddit doesn't usually restore banned subs. These people also should know about Double M ? But there's no group contact app ? Hopefully they'll find us here. https://old.reddit.com/r/redditrequest/ ... sofkratom/

[herbalhippie]

This week the 2 most popular Vendor subs on Reddit both got BANNED and taken down... r/.VendorsOfKratom and r/.SmallBatchKratom

Almost FIVE years after my own sub r/.KratomVendors got banned (I was snitched on, and "reported", by a fellow kratom user!) and also 5 Years after Double M got started... wow. 5 years?

For those on Reddit there is lots of moaning and crying on the "Reddit Request" sub to restore it ? but... don't hold your breath. Reddit doesn't usually restore banned subs. These people also should know about Double M ? But there's no group contact app ? Hopefully they'll find us here. https://old.reddit.com/r/redditrequest/ ... sofkratom/

Reddit has been on a rampage lately and it's not just kratom subs. A lot of changes in the last month and a LOT of uproar.

I was considering commenting about this forum in that Reddit Request thread earlier but I can't put myself in a position to possibly be banned, so I'm staying out of it.

[BallzDeep9]

I was considering commenting about this forum in that Reddit Request thread earlier but I can't put myself in a position to possibly be banned, so I'm staying out of it.

yep same here... I had actually posted recently, to Reply in a couple of r/.Vendors threads & had given out the Vendor List LINK on Saidit.NET -- the sub was getting quite active. Bunch of popup vendors advertising lol... All of my comments there are gone, removed from my History.

Reddit also recently took action to BLOCK the "RevEddit" 3rd party App's which could read some deleted comments... Ongoing battle there with Reddit API - I don't have time to investigate but they have a sub https://old.reddit.com/r/reveddit/

[BallzDeep9]

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[herbalhippie]

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PM me please, Ballz. Thanks!

[e_poison]

Surprised they lasted as long as they did. The admins basically said no vendor names or advertising on reddit YEARS ago.

[OriginalLHB]

I don't know nearly as much about Intra Reddit politics as many of the posters above, but I will say that I learned a lot from Reddit, and I would not have found this site without it. r/Vendorsofkratom and r/smallbatchkratom had their problems, but I have no idea how newcomers are going to learn about what is out there without forums like those to serve as an introduction.

[Eu4oric906]

Yeah I started over there prior to coming here. When I was looking to expand my horizons and see what was out there. I still check it every so often, but more for other interests.

[Madvillain626]

I browsed r/kratomreview100, r/vendorsofkratom and r/smallbatchkratom on days when DoubleM was slow. Surprised these subs even existed but I figured maybe reddit eased up a bit on their bans on kratom reviews & vendor advertisements. Looks like the hammer got dropped.

r/kratomreview100 is still up it looks like

[herbalhippie]

I browsed r/kratomreview100, r/vendorsofkratom and r/smallbatchkratom on days when DoubleM was slow. Surprised these subs even existed but I figured maybe reddit eased up a bit on their bans on kratom reviews & vendor advertisements. Looks like the hammer got dropped.

r/kratomreview100 is still up it looks like

Yes, there are quite a few subs still up, I was kind of surprised.

[OriginalLHB]

I browsed r/kratomreview100, r/vendorsofkratom and r/smallbatchkratom on days when DoubleM was slow. Surprised these subs even existed but I figured maybe reddit eased up a bit on their bans on kratom reviews & vendor advertisements. Looks like the hammer got dropped.

r/kratomreview100 is still up it looks like

I hate to appear like and idiot, but why are they so concerned about kratom reviews and vendor advertisements? I strongly suspect that they have a much more lenient attitude toward certain activities and devices that are far more sketchy than kratom.

[Madvillain626]

I browsed r/kratomreview100, r/vendorsofkratom and r/smallbatchkratom on days when DoubleM was slow. Surprised these subs even existed but I figured maybe reddit eased up a bit on their bans on kratom reviews & vendor advertisements. Looks like the hammer got dropped.

r/kratomreview100 is still up it looks like

I hate to appear like and idiot, but why are they so concerned about kratom reviews and vendor advertisements? I strongly suspect that they have a much more lenient attitude toward certain activities and devices that are far more sketchy than kratom.

I imagine reddit doesn't want to be head liable if someone gets hurt as a result of some sketchy reddit vendor (for example that sad case of the lady who died after dosing "space dust"). Also some vendors shill so much they end up breaking the rules against spamming.

[herbalhippie]

I browsed r/kratomreview100, r/vendorsofkratom and r/smallbatchkratom on days when DoubleM was slow. Surprised these subs even existed but I figured maybe reddit eased up a bit on their bans on kratom reviews & vendor advertisements. Looks like the hammer got dropped.

r/kratomreview100 is still up it looks like

I hate to appear like and idiot, but why are they so concerned about kratom reviews and vendor advertisements? I strongly suspect that they have a much more lenient attitude toward certain activities and devices that are far more sketchy than kratom.

It has to do with a new law that was passed back then that social media platforms should be held responsible for what their users post. I don't remember exactly how it went, e_poison or Ballz could explain it better. Anyway, they banned a whole bunch of subs, not just kratom subs either. We got a message one morning that we were to remove all mentions of vendors or we'd be banned and let me tell you, we cleaned our sub out in a matter of hours. It was very stressful. lol

[Lokey]

I had a notification not too long ago from small batch asking for people to sign back up but I lost it. Found their requests to reinstate and submitted requests.

[BallzDeep9]

Surprised they lasted as long as they did. The admins basically said no vendor names or advertising on reddit YEARS ago.

Right. My sub and others, were banned: "due to a violation of our content policy, specifically, a violation of Reddit’s policy against transactions involving prohibited goods or services."
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That was all related to a temporary, Legal PANIC over Section 230 Law... Reddit went back to allowing full advertising, like 3+ years ago. Their old rules were changed obviously... A vendor: Viable Solutions, runs a Reddit sub & promotes their kratom, no problem. r/ kratomkorner.

The current bans NOW, are being done under completely different rules :: "This subreddit was banned due to being used for spam."

Nothing about content policy or transactions.... They're getting waves of multiple Reports about "Spam". These anonymous Reports could be from anti kratom groups, OR could be other vendors ??

[Csharpe]

Surprised they lasted as long as they did. The admins basically said no vendor names or advertising on reddit YEARS ago.

Right. My sub and others, were banned: "due to a violation of our content policy, specifically, a violation of Reddit’s policy against transactions involving prohibited goods or services."
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That was all related to a temporary, Legal PANIC over Section 230 Law... Reddit went back to allowing full advertising, like 3+ years ago. Their old rules were changed obviously... A vendor: Viable Solutions, runs a Reddit sub & promotes their kratom, no problem. r/ kratomkorner.

The current bans NOW, are being done under completely different rules :: "This subreddit was banned due to being used for spam."

Nothing about content policy or transactions.... They're getting waves of multiple Reports about "Spam". These anonymous Reports could be from anti kratom groups, OR could be other vendors ??

I would lean more towards anti kratom groups. There was a couple other kratom pages and channels taken down as well across different platforms.. even that Joey Talks guy got banned from YouTube, not a fan of his content but he is a pretty well known name so I was surprised. Probably that KDA group

[boureka]

Joey Talks still on YouTube. Promotes tapers and washouts with stem and vein. I guess he's not banned?

[Kelleytoons]

As with some others I would not have found this forum without the Reddit group - but I haven't been back there since (so - a few years).

I was lucky because a Reddit member PMed me about this place. Sorry I can't remember that name but I owe him.

[dantheleafman]

I've been on Reddit since 2016. It's always been an interesting source of information, but I find myself getting weary of it lately. Communities like this, Discord, and MeWe seem to be the future. Reddit makes it too easy to "spam kill" subs and has become pretty arbitrary with its decisions to ban subs. It has a huge reach, and subs like r/Kratom benefit the kratom community. But I think vendors should look elsewhere for promotion of their products.

[Csharpe]

Joey Talks still on YouTube. Promotes tapers and washouts with stem and vein. I guess he's not banned?

Yeah sorry I misspoke.. his main channel was banned not actually him, so he started a new one and uploaded videos to that

[MetalMamaRocks]

I browsed r/kratomreview100, r/vendorsofkratom and r/smallbatchkratom on days when DoubleM was slow. Surprised these subs even existed but I figured maybe reddit eased up a bit on their bans on kratom reviews & vendor advertisements. Looks like the hammer got dropped.

r/kratomreview100 is still up it looks like

Yeah, I'm surprised these subs existed too!

[mivanqua]

As with some others I would not have found this forum without the Reddit group - but I haven't been back there since (so - a few years).

I was lucky because a Reddit member PMed me about this place. Sorry I can't remember that name but I owe him.

Does the name RentFreeCrisisAct (reddit randomly picked that name, I didn't choose it, I just thought it sounded cool) ring a bell?

[Kelleytoons]

Um, no but that doesn't mean it wasn't you (AFAIK it was just some regular "guy" name - if I understood Reddit better I'd go back there and look. But he PMed me at least two or three times recommending this group and I finally showed up here).

Since I found this group I haven't been back to Reddit - don't miss it at all (like Discord I just find it annoying. I'm old school BBS/Forums, though).

[pray4peace4]

As with some others I would not have found this forum without the Reddit group - but I haven't been back there since (so - a few years).

I was lucky because a Reddit member PMed me about this place. Sorry I can't remember that name but I owe him.

Hi. That was me. I was drumming up business for the best kratom forum in the world.

[Kelleytoons]

Oh, okay then. I do owe you (clearly, as I've spent FAR too much time and money here :>). I'm just not sure what I owe you (a punch in the mouth for all the money I don't have? Or a big thanks for all the great kratom?)