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This has been happening in anthropic subreddits.

randycupertino 11mo ago
Two other recent examples: 1. The singer D4vd is sole mod of his fan subdeddit and deletes every post about the the dead body recently found in the trunk of his Tesla: https://www.tvfandomlounge.com/singer-d4vd-apparently-deleting-posts-critical-of-him/ https://www.tvfandomlounge.com/singer-d4vd-apparently-deleti... 2. Influencer Paige Lorenze is a mod of nycinfluencer snark and she prolifically deletes all unflattering threads and specifically all photos of her from before her numerous plastic surgeries: https://www.reddit.com/r/nycinfluencersnarking/comments/1e63jkz/paige_lorenze_is_a_mod_of_nycinfluencersnark/ https://www.reddit.com/r/nycinfluencersnarking/comments/1e63...
- frumplestlatz 11mo ago
  I’m curious why you know about these cases off-hand. I have the impression that there’s a certain type of user that likes to be a gadfly in communities to devoted to not particularly relevant or famous personalities.
  - randycupertino 11mo ago
    I saw the article about D4vd when it was popular enough to hit the front page- https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/1nnlqan/singer_d4vd_is_apparently_the_sole_moderator_of/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/1nnlqan/singer_d4vd_... The criminal case is an open investigation and also has been in the news lately: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/details-emerge-homicide-case-teen-171456936.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/details-emerge-homicide-... My significant other follows influencers thus I heard about the Paige Lorenze controversy/lore. I wouldn't say either of them is "not particularly relevant" as D4vd is super popular among GenZ on tiktok and has 30 million listeners and 4 million followers. Paige isn't as big but she is a well-known WAG dating some tennis bro and has a successful clothing brand that sells to the genZ crowd.
- SilverElfin 11mo ago
  Also happens on YouTube. Mr Beast’s team deleted all comments on his videos (of which there were thousands) that mentioned or linked to those videos exposing alleged fraud by the Mr Beast group.
  - skinnymuch 11mo ago
    That’s different. That’s your own video. Having control of your own video makes some sense. The Reddit stuff is not directly analogous.
- kjs3 11mo ago
  Err...I know I'm one of the olds and probably shouldn't be allowed to comment, but isn't the whole point of these sites to allow one to present and enforce a carefully curated public image, often completely divorced from reality?

Two other recent examples: 1. The singer D4vd is sole mod of his fan subdeddit and deletes every post about the the dead body recently found in the trunk of his Tesla: https://www.tvfandomlounge.com/singer-d4vd-apparently-deleting-posts-critical-of-him/ https://www.tvfandomlounge.com/singer-d4vd-apparently-deleti... 2. Influencer Paige Lorenze is a mod of nycinfluencer snark and she prolifically deletes all unflattering threads and specifically all photos of her from before her numerous plastic surgeries: https://www.reddit.com/r/nycinfluencersnarking/comments/1e63jkz/paige_lorenze_is_a_mod_of_nycinfluencersnark/ https://www.reddit.com/r/nycinfluencersnarking/comments/1e63...

frumplestlatz 11mo ago
I’m curious why you know about these cases off-hand. I have the impression that there’s a certain type of user that likes to be a gadfly in communities to devoted to not particularly relevant or famous personalities.
- randycupertino 11mo ago
  I saw the article about D4vd when it was popular enough to hit the front page- https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/1nnlqan/singer_d4vd_is_apparently_the_sole_moderator_of/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/1nnlqan/singer_d4vd_... The criminal case is an open investigation and also has been in the news lately: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/details-emerge-homicide-case-teen-171456936.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/details-emerge-homicide-... My significant other follows influencers thus I heard about the Paige Lorenze controversy/lore. I wouldn't say either of them is "not particularly relevant" as D4vd is super popular among GenZ on tiktok and has 30 million listeners and 4 million followers. Paige isn't as big but she is a well-known WAG dating some tennis bro and has a successful clothing brand that sells to the genZ crowd.
SilverElfin 11mo ago
Also happens on YouTube. Mr Beast’s team deleted all comments on his videos (of which there were thousands) that mentioned or linked to those videos exposing alleged fraud by the Mr Beast group.
- skinnymuch 11mo ago
  That’s different. That’s your own video. Having control of your own video makes some sense. The Reddit stuff is not directly analogous.
kjs3 11mo ago
Err...I know I'm one of the olds and probably shouldn't be allowed to comment, but isn't the whole point of these sites to allow one to present and enforce a carefully curated public image, often completely divorced from reality?