after being logged in all morning, making a couple posts, all on the same MV server/node... I navigated back to the reddit home page, and...
Uh oh! We have suspended your account due to suspicious activity. Not to worry. You can continue using Reddit by resetting your password.
So I did a password reset. All is well.... for now.
It is possible to lose your account!! if you have an unverified email address (or an invalid one), then you might not be able to get back into your account when this happens to you.
Reddit does not allow you to update your email address, if you are suspended/locked out!
what to do:
- make sure that you've verified your email address, with reddit. If you don't do this, and you get locked out by reddit, then you CAN still log in, but you cannot recover the ability to use your account (post, reply, use PMs, etc)
- make sure you have some patience. We probably won't be locked out only once
- if anyone on reddit is important to you, be sure you know how to contact them. If they are locked out or suspended, they may be unable to find you again.
Reddit is being enshittified. They are accelerating their demise. It's been a good run, y'all.