It has come to my attention over the past month that multiple posts and links have been automatically removed without the consent of this sub's moderators or the users themselves. I was able to piece together that Reddit introduced a "Tier" system for removing posts. Due to the significant lack of transparency and guidelines on Reddit's part, I have been forced to construct a series of lists that include sites that fall afoul of Reddit's Tier system. To the best of my ability the Tier system is supposed to operate as follows: Tier 1 - Sites whose posts and links are not removed. Tier 2 - Sites whose posts and links are removed randomly, but are approvable by moderators Tier 3 - Sites whose posts and links are always removed, but are approvable by the moderators Tier 4 - Sites whose posts and links are always removed, but are unapprovable by moderators Tier 5 - Sites whose posts and links are always removed, are unapprovable by moderators, and will not even finish the submission process. "Supposed to" is the key point. It does not. Why? BitChute is supposed to Tier 4. Posts are unapprovable... but I know for a fact that comments are automatically approved. So the Tier system doesn't totally work as intended, as far as I can tell. Wherefore, I have created a Grey List... or actually, 7 Shades of Grey Lists, that describe the observed behavior of Reddit's sitewide filtering system. Each list identifies a link post, or a link comment being approved, approvable, or unapprovable. Approved, means that it is never caught by the filter. Approvable means that it is automatically removed, but moderators can approve it. Unapprovable means that it is automatically removed, and moderators cannot remove it. You'll note that most of the lists have no entries, because I have not seen this behavior yet. For the most part, the lists that are important are the Black List, Charcoall List, Grey List, and Xanadu List. The Black List is obvious. Never ever post these links, you've probably always known what the Black List has in it. Also, never post archives or anything else. Just assume that these places do not exist. Stop asking questions. Please. The Charcoal List is a problem. If you post a site on the Charcoal List, it will be automatically removed, but you won't be able to tell after having submitted. If you post Charcoal List sites in other subs, the moderators there might approve the post, and never realize that the approval didn't go through. If you want to make a Link Post to a site on the Charcoal List, make a Text Post, and insert a link within the text. The Grey List is important because if you post a link to these places, it will be automatically removed. I suggest either archiving the source and posting that, or sending me a DM or Mod Mail after posting so I may approve it. The Xanadu List is probably the weirdest possible list because after posting, you should double check to make sure the post is visible. It MAY OR MAY NOT be removed. There is no way for anyone to tell beforehand. If you want me to double check for you, send me a DM or Mod Mail. Also, if you post the same link in another sub, it may not be removed, even in this sub was removed. These lists will be an ongoing project. I will fill them as I come across new removals. Check the sidebar as needed. Fellow subreddit moderators: please contact me if you know of any other sites that that run afoul of this tier system. Tier 1 List

Posts approved, links approved

Blogspot websites (added 8/7/2021) Rebel News (added 8/7/2021) Odysee (added 8/7/2021) Most sites Xanadu List

Posts randomly approvable, Links randomly approvable (Tier 2)

The Mises Institute - (May have been removed because of user with only one comment) The National Post Quillette Grey List

Posts approvable, links approvable (Grey List - Tier 3)

Go Fund Me Pikabu.ru The Post Millennial Anime Right News ElderofZiyon.blogspot.com Mega.nz Technical.ly Quickmeme.com Zippyshare.com Everything.zip SJW-List.com - added 08/27/2019 TaiwanNews.com.tw - added 08/29/2019 Reinstated prior to 9/6 after contacting Reddit Admins DisobedientMedia.com - added 9/4/2019 Minds.com - added 09/11/2019 DocDroid.net - added 9/14/2019 Quirkybyte.com - added 1/10/2020 Europe.Infowars.com - added /1/22/2020 Minds.com - added 2/16/2020 Locals.com - added 2/16/2020 Med Page Today - added 2/29/2020 The Conservative Treehouse - added 11/6/2020 Rumble.com - added 4/15/2021 A Voice For Men - added 8/7/2021 Project Veritas - added 9/21/2021 RT / Russia Today - added 2/26/2022 Charcoal List

Posts unapprovable, links approved (Charcoal List - Tier 4)

BitChute Black List

Posts unapprovable, links unapprovable (Black List - Tier 5)

Do not speak the names of these organizations. Consider what number corresponds to a 26 letter alphabet Verboten Name: 8.3.8.1.14 Verboten Name: 12.15.12.3.15.23 Verboten Name: 5.14.3 4.18.1.13.1 Verboten Name: 11.9.23.9 6.1.18.13.19 Verboten Name: 2.9.7 12.5.1.7.21.5 16.15.12.9.20.9.3.19 Verboten Name: 20.8.5 7.1.20.5.23.1.25 16.21.14.4.9.20 (added 10-25-2020) Verboten Name: 26.5.18.15 8.5.4.7.5 (added 10-28-2020) Stardia Post (added 8/7/2021) Additional Info

Sites confirmed as NOT Tier 3 - Tier 5

• Project Veritas (except the Pintrest story which is being removed for "Privacy Violations")

Helpful sources:

https://archive.fo/nKa2g

https://archive.fo/ZAIvA

https://archive.fo/0kErV

https://old.reddit.com/r/kotakuinaction2/comments/cingpe/reddits_tier_system_for_autofiltering_your_link/

Empty Lists

Silver List: Posts approved, links approvable (Silver List - Tier 3?) Taupe List: Posts approved, links unapprovable (Taupe List - Tier 3?) Ash List: Posts approvable, links approved (Ash List - Tier 3?) Jet List: Posts approvable, links unapprovable (Jet List - Tier 4?) Obsidian List: Posts unapprovable, links approvable (Obsidian List - Tier 4) Sites Requested for Testing

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