r/tifu
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u/Never-On-Reddit
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5h ago
S TIFU by complaining about a Lyft incident, and then getting doxxed by their official account after hitting the front page
You may have read my original post this morning about how I had a Lyft driver pressuring me to give him my personal phone number and email address before my ride. I felt unsafe and canceled. Even after escalating, Lyft refused to refund me. Only after my posts hit 3 million views, did they suddenly try to call me and they offered me my $5 refund.
But get this. Suddenly I'm getting tagged and I discover that their official account has posted for the first time in ages.... and DOXXED me in the thread. Instead of tagging my username, since I posted anonymously, their post reads "Dear [My real name]".
And here is the kicker, that is normally a bannable offense. Instead, the comment is removed by the moderators from the thread, but it has not been removed from their profile nor has their profile been banned as a normal user would be. It's still up!
Not sure what to do to get it removed. Any media I can contact to put pressure on Lyft??
TL;DR: Got myself DOXXED by the official Lyft account, which reddit apparently does not want to ban or even remove the comment.
Edit: After 5 hours, they removed my name. One of their execs just emailed me to inform me that they removed it, and suggested I could delete my Lyft account. I suggested they clean up their PR and CS teams because they're not doing so well today.
For your amusement: she is one of the top execs and she is located in the central time zone, so she was doing this at 11:00 p.m. ๐ Sounds like they are finally awake and paying attention. ๐
r/worldnews • u/MagnusAuslander • 5h ago
Homo naledi Mysterious species buried their dead and carved symbols 100,000 years before humans
cnn.comr/MadeMeSmile • u/IkilledRichieWhelan • 5h ago
Wholesome Moments Where is it?
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r/WhitePeopleTwitter
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u/districtcourt
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7h ago
A trans man in Ohio was beat up and arrested for using the bathroom associated with his sex assigned at birth
r/oddlysatisfying • u/chr15c • 7h ago
This dumpling presser
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r/facepalm • u/M0N3Y7INE • 5h ago
๐ฒโ๐ฎโ๐ธโ๐จโ Murder suspect opens up after detectives mentions prison accommodations during her interrogation
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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Kooka32081 • 6h ago
Video The Human Rastapult in Oakhill, WV
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r/nottheonion • u/cdscasc • 2h ago
A climber rescued from death's door on Mount Everest is being slammed online for thanking his sponsors instead of the sherpa who saved his life
r/Unexpected • u/DukeOfBagels • 6h ago
Fun with chemistry
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r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 4h ago
News SAG-AFTRA Members Vote 97.9% in Favor of Strike Authorization
r/politics
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u/rlast1956
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5h ago
Newsom slams DeSantis over migrant drop-off: 'You small, pathetic man'
r/antiwork • u/EmberTheFlamingBitch • 8h ago
Got let go from my job, now they want a resignation notice.
I was informed in January that my position at a school would not be there the next school year. I did not resign, but now they want a resignation notice. What do I say back to her? I donโt want to be rude but I also donโt want to be screwed over if i cant find another job by the end of the summer and need unemployment.
r/technology
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u/swingadmin
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9h ago
Social Media Redditโs plan to kill third-party apps sparks widespread protests
r/todayilearned • u/triviafrenzy • 9h ago
TIL King Henry II of France participated in a jousting tournament in 1559 to celebrate the marriage of his daughter. A lance splintered on his helmet and pushed wood into his eye and brain. He died ten days later. His death led to the decline of jousting in France.
r/mildlyinteresting
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u/Jetman97
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5h ago
An unfired 9mm bullet next to the one that was inside me for 4 years.
r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Reezeyyy • 9h ago
Applied for a job, received this in an email. Can they really force this upon me or not hire be based on this??
r/BlackPeopleTwitter
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u/battleangel1999
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9h ago
Country Club Thread I swear anytime a child does wrong folks scream that they need their ass beat when 9 out of 10 that's already happening.
r/nba
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u/PedosoKJ
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7h ago
[Serious] Can we as a community participate in the Reddit blackout other communities are doing to support 3rd party apps?
r/nba is one of the larger subs whose content frequently hits the front page of Reddit and I feel like we as a community should 100% be supporting the blackout other communities are doing to make a stand against the API changes and to support 3rd party apps.
Apparently Reddit is charging 3rd party apps $20 million a year to access the API. This is absolutely absurd because itโs not like Reddit creates the content. Reddit is a great site because itโs content is all user generated and with Reddit trying to punish 3rd party apps we will see a drop off of content.
What are your thoughts?
Edit: lol at all of you crying like your world is ending for being inconvenienced for a day
r/Catswithjobs • u/JoshuaOhHey • 6h ago
Percy is thinking about starting his podcast career. What should his topic be?
r/StarWars • u/faina101 • 5h ago
General Discussion Hayden Christensen wants to explore a Star Wars โwhat ifโ series
r/Cooking
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u/skahunter831
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7h ago
/r/Cooking is joining the blackout on June 12-14th to protest Reddit's proposed API changes, which will end 3rd party apps
https://www.reddit.com/r/Save3rdPartyApps/comments/13yh0jf/dont_let_reddit_kill_3rd_party_apps
What's going on?
A recent Reddit policy change threatens to kill many beloved third-party mobile apps, making a great many quality-of-life features not seen in the official mobile app permanently inaccessible to users.
On May 31, 2023, Reddit announced they were raising the price to make calls to their API from being free to a level that will kill every third party app on Reddit, from Apollo to Reddit is Fun to Narwhal to BaconReader.
Even if you're not a mobile user and don't use any of those apps, this is a step toward killing other ways of customizing Reddit, such as Reddit Enhancement Suite or the use of the old.reddit.com desktop interface .
This isn't only a problem on the user level: many subreddit moderators depend on tools only available outside the official app to keep their communities on-topic and spam-free.
What's the plan?
On June 12th, many subreddits will be going dark to protest this policy. Some will return after 48 hours: others will go away permanently unless the issue is adequately addressed, since many moderators aren't able to put in the work they do with the poor tools available through the official app. This isn't something any of us do lightly: we do what we do because we love Reddit, and we truly believe this change will make it impossible to keep doing what we love.
The two-day blackout isn't the goal, and it isn't the end. Should things reach the 14th with no sign of Reddit choosing to fix what they've broken, we'll use the community and buzz we've built between then and now as a tool for further action.
What can you do?
Complain. Message the mods of /r/reddit.com, who are the admins of the site: message /u/reddit: submit a support request: comment in relevant threads on /r/reddit, such as this one, leave a negative review on their official iOS or Android app- and sign your username in support to this post.
Spread the word. Rabble-rouse on related subreddits. Meme it up, make it spicy. Bitch about it to your cat. Suggest anyone you know who moderates a subreddit join us at our sister sub at /r/ModCoord- but please don't pester mods you don't know by simply spamming their modmail.
Boycott and spread the word...to Reddit's competition! Stay off Reddit entirely on June 12th through the 13th- instead, take to your favorite non-Reddit platform of choice and make some noise in support!
Don't be a jerk. As upsetting this may be, threats, profanity and vandalism will be worse than useless in getting people on our side. Please make every effort to be as restrained, polite, reasonable and law-abiding as possible.