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It appears Reddit direct messages are being scanned and will not reach their destination if they contain certain text
Main Post:
I was PM'ing a Mega.co.nz link to a user who requested a file from me. They never received the private message containing the Mega link however they received a follow-up message I sent moments later that did not contain any Mega links.
This behavior is consistent with Reddit's automatic removal of comments, submissions, and self-posts containing Mega links.
And random thought I had will typing this. Platforms like Twitter are using the term "Direct Message" instead of "Private Message" because these messages are anything but private.
Top Comment:
Reddit's new "private" chat system is powered by send bird without any additional end to end encryption.
This means send bird provides a searchable plaintext database of all of these "private" chats.
I like the (public) chat feature but to introduce "private" chats a feature that is clearly intended to increase interactivity and thus use of the feature without making this clear is just wrong IMO.
Reddit private chats are anything but.