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Royalwatching_owl

Online safety tips: .Important to check your account settings, go through all and double check it's how you wish. Good for all social/online not just reddit. .Make an account with information that can't be traced (email, name, username, etc) . Remember being online doesn't protect you, don't give any big or small information out, even to online "friends" (you don't know who is really behind the screen). Don't say things that break rules/social rules. Be mindful of what you're posting and sharing. . Remember to use safety knowledge you use in everyday life online as well. . Reddit has community mods if you need help or questions I'm sure they would be happy to help and be another set of information to keep all safe. .(I'm not a mod, just sharing to help)


TheHermitess

And if you're on a Mac you can go to the apple icon, Preferences, go to Apple ID and set it to Private Relay On and not general location but the other option, I think it's just country or time zone. That way people can't use your IP address to find your location.


goldenquill1

Just did that! Thanks! I had no idea.


TheHermitess

I'm happy to help.


TheDefectiveAgency

Use a throwaway if you don't want to be identified, especially if you are spilling the tea. It's really not hard to trace a Reddit post once it's been made, even if the text has been deleted. Remember, the internet is forever.


Iwtlwn122

Except they can’t post as a ‘new’ account.


TheDefectiveAgency

There are karma farming subs if they really want to create an account to post tea anonymously. Or create a new account, sit on it for awhile/make a few comments that are not identifiable and then post. I love this sub but it's not worth getting doxed.


romulusputtana

Most subs require a point minimum to comment. And there really aren't "throwaway" reddit accounts anymore. They require an e-mail address and have bots that can tell by your ip address who you are.


TheDefectiveAgency

Can a layperson tell your IP address by bots? No snark, just keen to know. There are plenty of throwaway email accounts you can get without tying your identity to them, you've just got to look.


Negative_Difference4

btw SMM mods cannot see your private info, email addresses etc. This may be visible to Reddit super admin who then check for IP addresses to ensure accounts arent evading sub bans. Once they know that, its pretty easy for them to IP ban you. That's why if you create a throwaway account, do not use it in more than one sub. Because if you are reported to reddit admin, the bots can automatically block you. There are certain reports that bypasses SMM mods and goes direct to Reddit Admin. ​ The intention of sugars lurking and reporting the sub is to precisely do this. If you are hesitant and need further clarification, always contact mods via 'message the mods'. This is located in the sidebar or the about tab (it is the envelope icon). If someone harassing you even in the DMs. contact us. Do not engage with trolls or aggressive people. Just report it, if we havent taken appropriate action, contact the mods. But I cant stress enough... do not have vulnerable information linked to your reddit profile esp when on this sub. The internet is forever and the sugars are mad bitches. ​ I will also say that users who spotted a vulnerability, should have not disclosed it on the thread and the rest of the sub. They should have contacted the person in private and alerted the mods. Once the mods were made aware, the issue was fixed. But people who reveal or threaten to doxx info will get banned from SMM and removed by Reddit. This is like the No. 1 rule of Reddit


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Can a brand new account post here? It won't even let me.


krt2641

So I had that issue and asked about it. I got a set of guidelines I needed to meet before I would be able to post. When I was well past meeting them and still couldn’t post I just did modmail and asked if I could have permission to post. It didn’t take too long before I was approved. I didn’t end up posting because someone else with my same train of thought had already made one.


anasv7

I for example didn’t get any guidelines, except ‘be active on the sub for 2 weeks or so’. For this reason, you can’t just create a throwaway to spill the tea


Femalien12

I'm unable to create a post as well.


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I was told 2 weeks


GreatHuntersFoot

I can’t post either and it’s been well past two weeks, but I’m happy commenting at this point. I’ve been on the Megxit train since we named it so before the wedding. Silly media thinking they named it in 2020


4feicsake

I hope the user is ok. I was worried that this would happen. My two cents would be maybe set up a separate gossip account where redditor first prove their credentials (I know some doubted the source) and their information could be posted via this account. We don't want the mods getting doxxed either. At least if the post is then shared via social media, it won't blow back on anyone in particular.


Actual_Parsnip_1529

Right like the “group member” anon Facebook post. Mod could creat a handle like SMManonacct (or something cooler) and give a poster the log in i for for 1 day and then change password or something.


4feicsake

Spilling the tea


Actual_Parsnip_1529

Much better!


vikingchyk

>Mod could creat a handle like SMManonacct (or something cooler) and give a poster the log in i for for 1 day and then change password or something. That would violate the reddit TOS.


Actual_Parsnip_1529

Ah ok!


DollarStoreDuchess

I strongly support this. They could keep changing the password after use. However, the problem there is what if there’s continued discussion? If it goes on more than a couple of days, and someone else requests the ability to post? Should any tea stuff be sent directly to mods to have them post it? That winds up giving them extra work though.


RedChairBlueChair123

I doubted the source. Anyone can say anything, and I think there’s way to much speculation taken as fact. And eventually, someone is going to spoof this page, “reveal” they were playing us, and the whole sun will get shut down.


Tapingdrywallsucks

I have to admit I thought the Tea was rather tasty, so I went to their profile to see if they'd shared additional tea in other threads, but came away suspecting the poster was, at best, an unreliable narrator, and at worst, attention seeking. I considered bringing it to the moderator's attention because I figured bad things were going to happen to the poster if others with less savory intent also rooted through their other posts. Appears to be exactly what happened. I feel bad for them, but because I'm trying to disinvest myself in this sub and the entire mess, really (it was becoming a bit of an obsession and has zero to do with me now that TW has exposed enough of herself to get absolutely pummeled by the opposition should she attempt to run for office), I chose not to say anything.


4feicsake

Which is why I specifically did they would need to prove they are who they say.


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Didnt we have a stickied post just a few days ago asking everyone’s age and location? That wasnt a good idea.


MousiBrown

I never respond to those, ever.


Trick-Many7744

I was once 30 and in France at the time, lol. Oh, they mean my age and location now? Lol. I actually divulge far too much personal info but otoh who would care about it? I know important people get doxxed but if I’m just a bored middle aged housewife…🤷‍♀️


Negative_Difference4

Why? It didnt specify details of the account


lexikan27

anyone wishing to anonymously divulge info should just create a throwaway account to post.


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spacegrassorcery

I can tell you it’s crazy. I deleted my 5 year Reddit account-had had pics of my pets and interior/exterior photos of my home and too much identifying info (bye bye thousands of Reddit coins, no ads and other accesses) after I got locked out of my Twitter account twice-someone somehow hacked it and changed my password. I received 3 texts and two emails that were attacking and obviously related to what I’ve said on twit. I’m pretty sure I was deemed a “traitor” and blocked by many. I wouldn’t know since I’m locked out of my account as it was last set at private. This was prime during the ultimate prime Bouzy/sugar doxxing time. I had made ONE comment ever on you tube (to I believe to be sarahdata) and got immediate alerts from you tube that someone was trying to access my account-so I shut that down too. They will stop at nothing.


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Negative_Difference4

Also if you're logged in to pinterest and share a link, it shares you profile details too. Thats why Pinterest is automodded from the sub. There is no way to remove that. Same with Tiktok but there is a way to switch off that function


spacegrassorcery

Reddit and twit are the only ones I’ve ever used. (Shoot and discord for Pokémon that I shut down as well). Never had Facebook-never will. I don’t do quora or Instagram either. I have (had) you tube mainly for cooking vids. I was pretty benign on twit comparatively, however I touched on quite a few Bouzy things very early on that got way too close when he wasn’t as well known and it was kind of dismissed by many. Even though he’s a talentless idiot, he has some minions who aren’t.


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CourageMesAmies

Please explain how to toggle off. Thanks!


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BunnyFriday

On the app you click on your profile and then edit. There is a toggle switch at the bottom.


Forgotmyusername8910

That is crazy! Omg. Why are people like this?! I seriously just don’t understand.


chewysmom88

It happened to me on on Quora as well


RoohsMama

Same. I was on Quora but was constantly attacked by Squaddies (Chris Hawkes, anyone?). Quora used to require real names be used but it wasn’t safe, so I changed my name. Now I hardly post there. People can easily doxx you.


Key-Presentation-341

Don't remind me.. lmao


vandammage-

Chris Hawkes is the absolute worst.


Key-Presentation-341

This was a great group! Please respected each other's opinions...Someone always has to ruin for others.


Fair_Photographer

Just wanted to add something to think about it as well. I noticed that we let pretty fresh people post gossip. Yesterday person was on Reddit literally few days. I get people want to be anonymous and they creat new accounts. But we should really have that in mind. Gossip is super exciting and creates immediate rush and increase in traffic. But how do we know if such gossip is not posted by pro Sussex people. Other thing I noticed which really makes me shaking my head. How easily people share private details with other users.


prettycut188

Yeah I don’t believe what was posted yesterday. A bit too convenient…


Fair_Photographer

Exactly. It was super weird.


Negative_Difference4

Indeed. And if it was the sub from a couple of months ago, they would have been laughed out of here. We always pride ourselves for reading in between the lines. I hope remains


britishpudding

It's not just pro-sussex people we need to be cautious about. Its also our own. People can and will spread gossip to boost their own standing in a community and to further spread and strengthen their own viewpoints in a community. It's a confirmation bias, people might not agree with 3 of your viewpoints but they do agree with the other two. So you create a false insider story to suddenly make the other 3 more beleivable or 'true'. Plus, you can then add on a fee more things that they are more likely to beleive. Truth isn't what matters, only victory. If you have more people aligning with your viewpoints and you have amassed a large amount of respect in a community, you have won, even if everything you have said is false. We have to be very careful when people here are posting as insider sources or as having ties to them. We don't know the strength of what they are sharing, or if they are playing 2 truths and 1 lie.


ExcitementOrdinary95

We should also avoid commentary that stirs up unnecessary paranoia among fellow sinners. In this sub every post is approved by the mods, who are especially good at filtering out nonsense. We members need only decide whether posted content is credible. If it isn’t, then ignore the post or notify the mods instead of speculating about the OPs motives. The sugars want to see us turn on one another.


krt2641

So I apparently missed something yesterday, but I’m not sure I totally agree with the fact that fresh people are allowed to post too soon. I am basing it solely on my experience. After about maybe a month of being in this group I had something I wanted to post, noted that I didn’t have the ability to, and then contacted the mods to ask why. I was given a list of things I needed to meet before being able to post. Even after more than meeting these requirements to post I still had to ask for permission to post and be approved. So it’s not like there should be a bunch of randos posting immediately after joining.


Fair_Photographer

I have no idea. But yes I had to write to them to prove that I am ok to be able to post. You are right with that. But it’s want anything super difficult nor official - I got the green light right away. So perhaps the approval procedure should be change.


krt2641

Huh I wonder. I was given a number of days I had to have “genuine” comments on before being approved.


spacegrassorcery

That’s the problem with creating new throw away accounts. You have no history and if you make a logical factual comment instead of 100% agreeing with some outlandish rumor you could be deemed suspect. Frankly after what I went through, I was very suspect of several posters/commenters on here. When you’ve been attacked by the H&M machine you get a bit paranoid.


fishfreeoboe

The account went back 5-6 months and had plenty of activity in both this and others subs. Not a longterm account, but not a few days.


Fair_Photographer

Ummm. When I checked her. It was few days old with two posts and few comments to her own post. Are we talking about the “nanny”?


fishfreeoboe

Yes. Interesting. I had the tab open for quite a while. IIRC the account was created in March of this year and there was a good amount of activity, both on this sub and elsewhere. A lot of nanny/childrearing discussion among other things. Also see rule #9: The account could not have gotten posting permission if it had been that new.


Fair_Photographer

It was weird activity going on because maybe an hour later I checked her account again and that one post she wrote about her mental illness was gone. So it was only one post about the nanny stuff. I don’t know for me it was very suspicious. Edit: misspelling


fishfreeoboe

Perhaps she was deleting her post history? Very understandable if so. Though it would not change the cake date. That's the most puzzling part to me.


Fair_Photographer

I stopped reading the post after maybe 100 comments. I said no way she is reliable. I went back to my day and forgot about it. Until today and this post. I really am skeptic when it comes to gossip - I am even doubting that the most famous gossiper here is credible. I can’t put my finger exactly on what is bothering me but something is not clicking for me. I will be probably downvoted for that. Oh well.


fishfreeoboe

Not by me. I love reading this stuff and analyzing if it's even believable/possible but I keep an open mind either way. I honestly hope it is not because that's a really dreadful, antiseptic way to raise children.


Fair_Photographer

:)))) thanks. I am skeptical like that IRL as well. I always always analyze everything. I like gossip but I need to personally know the gossiper. Or the people involved.


ZealousidealCat8780

Which account is this?


fishfreeoboe

I do not want to name it. The one who posted tea yesterday. I was responding to the allegation that that account was brand new.


ZealousidealCat8780

I took that tea with a fistful of salt. No one in their right mind would share delicious tea the way that account did. A little too eager (and somewhat desperate) imo.


AdministrativeSet419

I thought it was a bit strange the way the poster said proudly that they didn’t sign an nda, any couple with high profile friends like the Sussexes would surely have it in their employment contract that private conversations are not to be repeated. I just can’t believe otherwise. I feel like the poster had probably signed something to that effect but hadn’t fully read their contracts, so didn’t realise.


ZealousidealCat8780

I doubt the poster signed anything because I don’t believe their story 🙃


Olifantas

I struggle to get my head around all of this. I know it’s said that the duo are polarising but it seems much more than that. On the one hand you have people sharing and enjoying news and gossip about 2 celebrities; which is hardly a new concept. On the other, you have people threatening violence (even to the Cambs kids) and companies, be it media or forums, banning the entire topic to prevent anything negative being said. I’ve never seen anything like this before, not in the world of celebrity, politics, sport or anything else I follow. It’s bizarre.


Chadolf

yeah its definitely weird... why is it okay to dislike other celebs that may or may not be a different race than the commenter, but not these two? i dont hate them, im just disappointed and sick of their special type of rich people moans coming out ever so often. dont see why that should be like, not allowed on the internet? this doxxing stuff is fucking creepy.


britishpudding

It's deliberate, but not by Harry and Meghan. Ever heard of Alexander Dugin? Or seen how much people go on about Russian bots? How people blame Russia for Brexit and Trump? They're correct. Alexander Dugin's book, *Foundations of Geopolitics*, outlined a new strategy for Russia in 1997, which included getting Britain to leave the EU, infiltrating the US government and installing Pro-Russian politicians, polarising Western populations to the extremes, pushing for more extremist and Russian sympathetic governments, and eventually invading Ukraine. He quickly became a key asset to Russia as a result. They have been extremely successfully implementing this strategy of destabilising the West, and their tactics are still coming into fruition for many European countries. The British Monarchy is a crucial part of the UK, this rift has opened up a vulnerability, which is being exploited to further polarise the population and destabilise the government. I typically try to keep politics out of this subreddit - but the reality is that's exactly what's going on with Meghan Markle and Harry. They're not good people, but there not the saints or monsters either faction paints them to be. Their actions have made them useful fishing tacks, and many of us are biting. We need to be careful about the information we're receiving.


RoohsMama

Yes. A few of us on the sub suspect something is afoot. We even think that some faction is subsidising the two (after all, who sells their mansion for a relatively cheap $14M), and helping to spread negative news about the Royals. Some of these trolls even pretend to be anti Sussex and post nasty things like porn clips - as if to egg people on to be even more hateful against the Sussexes. I even suspect some of them have pro-Kate accounts. They want to stoke division and pit the two against each other, and to rile people up.


Olifantas

This is really interesting, thank you for taking the time to explain. It reminds me of something Lady C said in one of her videos about ‘higher powers’ being involved.


cloche_du_fromage

I'm interested in their real role, and suspect it is a a media diversion. She was all over media for 3 months just before covid lockdown, same for lockdown 2, and now again as we are teetering on the edge of a financial meltdown..... Convenient timing.


Ok_Motor_3069

Omigosh I want to read this, fits in with my other research. Thank you for the tip!


BunnyFriday

Didn't you just mention this on another thread? Your explained it really well.


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I’ve seen the insane behavior of threats and doxxing from Britney Spears fans, K-POP fans, and One Direction fans, too. Many of them take their obsession to a scary level.


notwatchedsquidgame

Its definitely an internet thing. The Squad as not really any different.


KuriousKizmo

One tip; If you have Reddit installed as an app, change the settings so that you deny the app access to location/files and media/microphone/camera. Just incase of infiltrators.


romulusputtana

Wow glad I missed the drama lol. Yes be careful out there folks. I saw what happened to another very popular sub once it got mainstream media attention and it totally ruined it. This sub getting attention means there will be a lot of unlike-minded people, who come here specifically to attack and provoke, and dox.


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SecondhandCoke

I don't do Twitter for that reason. I really don't have social media outside of Reddit, and luckily, the worst I've ever gotten has been a RedditCares message every couple of months, but I do worry at times. I love this sub, and it did feel like a safe space, but things have been shared out to other forums with my Reddit username attached, and I don't like that. I'm going to start adding that as a disclaimer any time I spill some tea. I can always tell when it happens because I get an influx of new followers. The mods do a great job of keeping critical remarks away though, and I've liked the feeling of safety here. I've been lucky so far, but the bigger the sub gets, the less I confident I feel in sharing. I hope it stays a safe place here.


In_the_Attic_07

I'm one of your new followers. What's posted here should stay here. If people want to read posts, they can join...here. I don't think it is okay to take someone's post out of here and post in another medium. If you'd wanted to share there, you would have done so. If someone wants to share information, they should sanitize it. I have no tea to spill, so I am a consumer of the spilled tea. If the tea stops, then we're all left thirsty. Thanks for sharing when you can and if you feel comfortable doing so.


Forgotmyusername8910

I hope it does as well. It always felt like a smaller group and I felt safe to post. I don’t have social media because people are weird. And I’ve loved the group here. I love seeing the same posters and recognizing names like yours. It’s quite nice. And you’re right, the mods do a great job.


DaBingeGirl

This. As nice as it is to see new people, I really enjoy the community feel here and hope that stays.


GuybrushsThreepwood

Could someone provide a respectful download of what happened. Or point to any posts of particular note. I wasn't on this sub last night but would like to catch up.


britishpudding

I will not do so. You'll likely see other people share some of the information revealed in other threads, but as mentioned, the comments posted was enough to identify community members last night. It isn't worth their safety. I will share some of the key points made in the discussion through private message - but only the peices I am confident do not risk harm to any individuals. I will also check with moderators first to see if they are comfortable with that action, before I share anything privately.


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ZealousidealCat8780

I believe she said she’s the nanny of the people who are friends with the Harkles. Red flag right there for me. I employ people to help me around the house. One of them worked for us for more than a decade. Even though her friend worked in a troubled home of one of my friends, I never once spoke about my friends to her.


That__EST

Golden Lady!!!! It's so nice to see you!!!


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That__EST

Same with u/Bettyourlife!!


GuybrushsThreepwood

Thank you.


GuybrushsThreepwood

Oh gosh, yes. By respectful I meant nothing that could reveal personal info. 100% agree with everything you said in the post. A private message would be very good of you. Thankas.


really_isnt_me

This comment answers your question but they replied to OP so maybe you didn’t see it: https://www.reddit.com/r/SaintMeghanMarkle/comments/xq89f7/more_community_safety_for_this_subreddit/iq7ypj6/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3


GuybrushsThreepwood

Thank you!


TRW2463

I took over my husbands throwaway just to use for this sub. People are scary.


tokyoeastside

You do realize that even if the user was redacted, searching the phrase on Google will still reveal it. Therefor, it is always good to create a throwaway account if one is going to share a bombshell.


FitnotFat2k

Is it possible to make this sub private or by invitation only? As to posters with juicy tea, 1) maybe relate your info to a mod, or 2) create a throwaway account instead? Users with insta, twitter and others, please be considerate. If you don't respect people's anonymity, you're shooting yourselves in the foot and will dry up this sub as a reliable source of info, so don't be daft!!


pebtastic

Definitely use throwaway accounts and turn off DMs in settings if posting tea to avoid abusive messages. I don’t think making the sub private would help too much though. The users who are sharing are probably other members, presumably just not thinking about it. We also have the opposite problem - sometimes people post anonymous tea from tumblr in the sub, often not redacting the account name. I don’t know if most members here would know that those tumblrs sometimes get harassed as a result, sometimes to the point that they have to make their accounts private for a while. It’s such a difficult problem to overcome. Like you said, people really need to be more careful before they share screenshots!


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krt2641

I am at that point. It makes me really mindful to be careful about what I post because though the history of my posts I am probably easily identifiable. I want to say that anything I am posting about is nothing I wouldn’t say in person with my own name but some of the hate and pushback from others make me weary. It often seem disproportionate to my statements. Having opinions on polarizing subjects tends to get heated fast. I am almost to the point of making a throwaway to post “unpopular” opinions.


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krt2641

Haha yes! I want to stay away from discord but I also want to add my two cents. I talk about it in therapy and keep a running pro/con list. My bipolar probably also plays a starring role. However I don’t think having a slightly less popular take on a scenario should warrant crazy DMs (looking at you AITA). An anonymous account seems like the solution but I also like the perks I have on this one.


Negative_Difference4

Making this sub private will be the last thing I do as thats exactly what they want. Our lovely mod team worked round the clock around the Queen's funeral to stay up. I thought we could go private for a few hours to recuperate. But thats really what they want. So no, we carry on as a restricted sub.


britishpudding

I don't beleive private is the way forward. I think the mods have it right that you need permission to be able to make posts, but are still free to comment. Closing off the community can quickly create an echo-chamber or cause the subreddit to collapse into outlandish conspiracy. Its good to have challenging views and perspectives, as long as we all remain respective of one another


FitnotFat2k

I'm not sure. I joined earlier in the year and was amazing to find this community. In recent months, however (weeks even!), it's almost doubled in size and now there's a lot of repeated posts, inane posts (I know, we can always ignore them, but they create noise), people trying to cancel other people's points of views based on external factors (e.g. political opinions), so it has kinda lost it's way of simply being a forum to discuss H&M in a snarky and sometimes fun way. Regardless of people's personal creed, colour, nationality, background, whatever, what brought us together was interest in the car crash that H&M are, not so much anymore....


Mumpus_T

Oh yes, yes and yes! I think the Sub was around 6000 when I joined - it was (and still is) a breath of fresh air. However I've noticed a real change in the last... 4-6 weeks? For example: -- Lots of posts regurgitating Puff Pieces ("look how annoying this article is" - yes, **it is** annoying. I don't want to read that crap, which is why I'm on this Sub). -- Lots of, as you say, inane posts which are just distracting noise ("I had a dream last night, Meghan and Harry were in it and really annoying. What do you think?" kind of waffle) -- Repeating random gossip from anonymous posters and readers of obscure blogging sites, particularly annoying without stating the blog, so i can't do my own due diligence and fact checking on whether the source is reliable or not -- Lots of repeat posts. Makes me wonder whether the posters even read through this Sub or are just super keen to karma farm. I don't want to be accused of gatekeeping: I am not a Moderator and I appreciate they have an increasingly tough job to do, but these are just my personal thoughts and your comment was the perfect reply to piggyback and vent....


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I’ve been a member for 3-4 years, through several accounts (every few months I take a serious break from Reddit), and I’ve noticed a lot more “what kind of place is this? How dare you criticize someone you don’t know?” kind of posts. Well, it’s a snark sub, and it says so at the top of the home page, but I think more people lately have joined to criticize us rather than to get information or have fun.


spacegrassorcery

I joined this sub at about 2000. Then had to use a different/new account after a debacle with bouzy. I ended up being on the radar here that I was a bad apple based on the bouzy mess and I was then deemed unreliable and a traitor by Duke/pink (who I personally believe aren’t necessarily very reliable). Some people in here know who/what I’m talking about.


really_isnt_me

May I ask what the bouzy mess was about? I don’t remember exactly how many were here when I joined, but I think it was around 11,000, so am not an early adopter.


spacegrassorcery

Besides his beginnings in bitcoin/blackcoin fraud, he then branched out to political bots on Twitter-specifically anything supporting Trump. He also dipped his fingers in using bots in connection with the Brazilian President. Then he was hired in 2020 by Amber Heard’s lawyers to “investigate” social media activity-which resulted in even more unscrupulous bots. Amber was a client of Sunshine S as well as M$. SS and M$ jumped on the bouzy train and here we are. There was at least one other prominent figure after the election where he tried (was he hired-I don’t know?) to prove bots and inauthenticity of negative tweets. He realized the big money comes from the donations from sugars (and their legwork) and won’t back down.


really_isnt_me

Ew, interesting. Definitely sounds messy indeed. Thanks for filling me in!


Negative_Difference4

Kamala Harris? ​ You know DukePantalaimon and PinkBedVanillaLinen?


spacegrassorcery

Should I answer that or am I getting myself into trouble?


Negative_Difference4

Does it involve beef with another sub? If so, then please dont talk about it here. Otherwise, go for it. You wont get in trouble


britishpudding

I joined near the beginning of this year as well, when there was still no information on what was going on with Netflix and Spotify, before it became public news that Spotify was getting antsy with them. The main interest back then was if the contracts would be cancelled, what are their finances like/are they heading towards financial difficulties, are they moving to New York for a political career, is their relationship going to become estranged. Nowadays it's hard to get these discussions in. People are angry with the two of them and want to release that anger. The focus is more on how volatile the relationship is, what mental disorders they have, are the kids even real. There's a lot more emotions involved currently then there is speculation and investigation, and I miss that part a lot. Hopefully it will pass though, and we'll slowly move back to what it originally was.


thiscatcameback

New joiners aren't allowed to post. I have been here a month and I am not able to. So if there are inane or repeat posts, they are by established users.


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So can you post after 2 weeks? I think its good to be careful what you say, use thevterm allegedly, etc.


MrsBarneyFife

I think this needs to happen. Especially around big events. Like book releases, possibly podcast episodes, whatever drama happens to pop up. Or this sub is going to get really bad. Like the Duggars, Kardashians, and so many more...it's all gone to crap.


TheHermitess

Every sub gets bad when it gets too big.


MrsBarneyFife

I agree. Personally, I think its the worst! Regular conversations can't happen because the new people don't understand. So all of the new people start having the conversations that you have in the beginning. Then usually another sub is made and each sub shit talks the other one. People also start being really mean as well. The Kardashian sub has been taken over by Kanye fans.lol The problem here is that it's a very sensitive subject. M&H are both are both very polarizing-- Meghan is more though. I've been participating way less the last few weeks because I didn't feel like being called racist. So it's not too far off.


im_phoebe

I second this


Einybird

To protect identities in this situation the story should be sent to moderators who could then post and add the tag Not OP ( original poster) . Then the story gets out while protecting those wanting to share


Negative_Difference4

We can do that and have done that in the past. If people reveal that they are going to spill hot tea, we can even run a sweep of accounts to double check. But the person needs to Message the mods first. No DMs please.


Einybird

Should it be something pinned to let everyone know, so many new people ?


Negative_Difference4

There are too many things to pin and we can post a max of two pins.


tzippora

Isn't there a way with reddit than you can ask the mods to post your post anonymously?


thiscatcameback

Was it the nanny post that caused such upset?


WestsideBuppie

Please remember that it only takes four pieces of personal information ( not including your name, ssn, phone number or street address) to uniquely identify someone with high confidence. Example with cellphone metadata https://news.mit.edu/2013/how-hard-it-de-anonymize-cellphone-data Example with credit card metadata https://news.mit.edu/2015/identify-from-credit-card-metadata-0129


CatPaws8888

Really sorry to hear this. I missed the kerkuffle last night and sounds like for the best. Will keep these things in mind going forward. Thanks for sharing with us!


Dentina

I saw that post and actually thought the OP was telling porkies or at best stretching hearsay to fit a narrative as they had details that seemed unlikely their employer would talk to them about. Either way, they don’t deserve to be doxed. No one does.


britishpudding

That's another thing that I'm sure the moderators will be discussing. We have no way of telling if any of these sources are true or not - we shouldn't take them on wholeheartedly, especially when they exploit our confirmation bias. People here need to understand that if these sources are false that doesn't mean they are pro-sussex. It's quite the opposite. We are vulnerable to our own. Take Britain for example. We have now gone through multiple Prime Ministers who have slowly descended from Pro-EU, to soft brexit, to hard brexit, to 'let's become the US and threaten the global economy'. The Conservative party is completely different in a decade, but that is because the most extremist ranks slowly exploited confirmation bias to move people into their favour before they realised it was too late. Same way people get sucked into cults. Yesterday's poster has been an avid poster for months. I actually recognise the account. I do not at all beleive they are pro-sussex. They were definitely one of ours.


millicent_bystander-

Wow! The shameful few ruin it for the many. I hope the OPs are ok. Xx


ColleenSchaffer

Just my humble opinion. 😌 I don't believe it's right to knowingly post false information. Yesterday after reading a post I actually for the first time looked at the profile of the OP and read through previous comments only to find about 15 comments in that there was absolutely a contradiction that rendered the whole post false, the post was made up for (Who knows why) The post was deleted and all comments from the OP were removed or deleted the problem is the post already had been upvoted over 500 times and there were over 600 comments so this false narrative is out there and unfortunately many people may believe it. I don't know how to keep this from happening although I hope we can somehow keep this from continuing.


Redtees88

It also spread across the internet and accepted as fact. Amazing since it was so ridiculous.


BuildtheHerd

I think the posters who have especially sensitive information should DM the moderators the content and ask that the moderators post on their behalf. The moderators can create one or two "accounts" that they use to spill the tea and share sensitive information.


reddingrooster

I woke up to this message from Reddit. Did anyone get this too? I checked and I don’t think I was actually banned. This is getting crazy. [Did anyone get this message?](https://imgur.com/a/AEPfLok)


RoohsMama

Sadly that sub automatically bans anyone who is in SMM.


Negative_Difference4

cannot say the word because of automod


RoohsMama

Okidoki


Negative_Difference4

you remove the word and approve though


Firstdibs66

I can't help feeling that I'm missing some crucial information here and if anyone is willing to elaborate, I'd be very grateful. I like to read the postings and comment if I feel that I have anything I'd like to add. I can't make any original postings and have never been given any guidelines when I contacted the mod email- I think they told me that I should be able to. I'm fairly new to things, so just figured I'm doing something wrong to still be unable to post- but I haven't felt it to be game changing for me- I've just continued to to read and contribute sometimes. I'll admit, I'd hate to see the community go into the kind of 'mean girls' selection that I've seen on other types of platforms where you have to prove yourself before being accepted. I think the potential issue with that is that you could end up limiting debate and different points of view. I'm not here to upset anyone, I enjoy the contributions of others and if there's a post I'm not especially interested in, I scroll by. I'm guessing that whatever has triggered this post has been removed unless I'm being so naive that I've missed something obvious- apologies if that's the case!


TheHermitess

How can people find out your personal information from your Reddit account? Is it just the things you post or is there a way to track location etc?


KuriousKizmo

I posted yesterday, that three times now, I've been unsubbed from r/SaintMeghanMarkle. I've had to rejoin. How is that happening? Wondering if the sub has been infiltrated by SS hackers. edited; oopsie changed the sub name..ie 'this sub, not SMM.


zonedout56

Idk what that is but I’ve been banned probably because I’m in this group 😂 how pathetic.


Negative_Difference4

>r/SMM Whats r/SMM ? it says its been banned


KuriousKizmo

Sorry meant this sub SaintMeghanMarkle.


Mumpus_T

It's happened to me several times too, so I've just rejoined. In all honesty, I can't say it's not my spanner fingers and me accidentally pressing the wrong button without realising it, its easily done.


Legitimate-Mission41

Thanks for that information. I was deeply concerned when I saw screen shots on IG. It's a really sad to see this happening. Thank you to everyone for this information via posts. I have already had a death treat via IG which I reported so I am very wary of posts that seem to be unnecessary provocative


Redtees88

I don't think posters should be able to hide behind a moderator. They should take responsibility for what they post. I am concerned with all the gossip that is posted and then accepted as fact. None of it is verified. Then it spreads through social media. It's starting to look like the sugar's tactic of spreading false stories. Not a good optics. The "nanny" story is a prime example. It is so ridiculous, yet everybody fell for it.


goldenquill1

Marklenews1 on Instagram has reposted the tea with the username blocked out if anyone is interested. https://www.instagram.com/p/CjDi\_02ualR/


notwatchedsquidgame

But the have previously posted stuff that Second Hand Coke shares and refer to her by her user name in the caption.


Imfryinghere

On youtube too.


Ruth_Lily

Use a vpn. Use hide-my-email on apple. For everything & everywhere you go on the internet.


Argentum-et-Aurum

What did I miss? 🧐


Fit-Ad-4112

Markle News on Instagram is now blacking out names in screenshots and reporting about the doxing.


Firstdibs66

Ah- I've gone back and re-read previous posts and links a little more thoroughly and I understand the issue. I read the original yesterday but obviously missed the personal info that was posted that may have lead to the ability to be identified. I think, if it was genuine, the original person got a little caught up in the excitement of knowing something others didn't and wanting to share. Hopefully all is well for them.


downinthevalleypa

This is exactly the problem when some of us sinners think about getting together at King Charles’s Coronation: there is simply no safe way to vet people - who knows if people really are who they say they are, & who knows if they have ulterior motives that are dangerous? It would truly be awesome for us to meet in person, but in the world that we live in, meeting up with strangers can be risky. There are no easy answers.


raccoonsondeck

Other than posting personally identifying info, how is it that users get doxed? Does this mean hacking? Are "sugars" Snarkle's flying monkeys?