Paul McCartney ‘Banned’ from Reddit
Of course this is a headline. Reddit is a great place to share, read and watch. Over the past years Reddit has gotten very good at picking up on scams…
LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 23: (STRICTLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Sir Paul McCartney performs live on stage at The O2 Arena on May 23, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
(Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)Of course this is a headline. Reddit is a great place to share, read and watch. Over the past years Reddit has gotten very good at picking up on scams and bot postings. Unfortunately for Paul McCartney and his team, they found out the hard way. Imagine explaining to Paul McCartney that his Reddit got banned.
Paul McCartney 'Banned' from Reddit
According to the report, Paul and his team just wanted to give the die-hard fans a little glimpse into his very intimate run of show. McCartney is performing a set of 2 shows at the Fonda theater in Hollywood. After the show, Paul and his team wanted to show the fans on the Subreddit, r/PaulMcCartney some photos and videos from the show.
Just as the posts were taking off, the account was banned and the post was taken down. It looks like Reddit's security got in the way of this fan interaction. McCartney's Reddit page has not been active for many years, so Reddit bots must have flagged the page for bot or spam posting. That action resulted in the banning of Paul McCartney from Reddit.
Even though it was probably his team, and Paul doesn't even know what Reddit is, it's still pretty funny.
