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Hey /r/piracy. Reddit admins de-modded the captain and put a sword to the mod-team's necks to re-open. It seems they really demand valuable input from pirates. I look forward to you to taking this tacit Reddit endorsement of digital piracy to heart in the coming days!

I don't know how long I'll remain around. I seem to have caught the eye of Sauron and I'm not the top mod anymore. Hopefully the remaining mods won't scab but it's out of my control now.

Feel free to join me at the failback forum. You know where ;) It's fun being an unshackled pirate once more!

They won't let us live, they won't let us die.

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 year ago

Ok guess it’s time to have direct links in reddit again.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Remaining mods should go the r/pics route and only allow sea piracy content or something lol

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nothing but magnet links to sea shanty albums.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Actually viable with an author approved CC licensed music.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I agree, either nuke everything or just do what they're doing.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The mods should just nuke everything related to old /r/Piracy on the basis that software piracy is forbidden by Reddit TOS or something like that and fill it with history of sea piracy and modern sea piracy. That would be trolling of epic proportions.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That would be even better, considering the amount of info there is and traffic it generates. Haven't looked into whether or not Reddit admins could restore the nuked content, though; if they could, it's unlikely they'd allow such a big sub to stay nuked...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They definitely could, just look at how much previously deleted content is being restored randomly.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

If they restore nuked content, concerned citizens should use archive.org history to prove that reddit, as a company, willingly re-created links to copyrighted content and get the riaa etc to sue reddit?

If I could meme, I'd definitely be doing one of Ragnarok, reddit facing down the mods: you can't beat me! I know, but he can!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nah straight up just post links to torrents of AAA Games and Movies

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Haha, that would be a good idea, and then post the Reddit links to Sony

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

And Disney, and Metallica and Nintendo, and Rockstar games...

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Honestly its for the best that we move here anyways. Way fewer restrictions over here.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Honestly, regarding the fewer restrictions thing, why do we still have rules against not sharing links? What's gonna stop the community since it's more free from authority?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I'd imagine, if the server the instance is located is in a place like the US, you'd be at risk of being taken down. But I'm just totally guessing.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Plus if the government got overzealous direct links could be trouble for any US based moderators despite where the sever is located.

Id imagine helping maintain and run an online forum that actively shares links directly to illegitimately obtained movies/games/etc. is against the rules somehow.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Think of it as an extra safety measure. You never know, better safe than sorry.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I pinged the ip and looked it up. It seems to be located in Germany. Hmm... 🤔 Not sure if they're strict or lenient on piracy

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

They are probably one of the most strict.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

Welcome aboard to everyone who doesn't like to be treated like garbage on their digital vessel of choice!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Reddit is dead. Good riddance. They are a bunch of skids.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Start posting magnet links to Nintendo Switch ROMs on r/piracy, and write "endorsed by Reddit, Inc" with a screenshot of the messages from Reddit encouraging the reopening.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Nintendo strat is proven to be the most efficient way of speedrunning a cease and desist letter

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

With that you'd fuck over the sharing sites as well and I don't think we want that

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Piracy

Casting mods into the sea

Swimming through spez lullabies