Category: censorship

  • Romhack.ing Silently Bans Romhacker clymax from Its Discord Server and Then Refuses to Take Down His Romhacks When Asked To

    Romhacks Were Never Submitted to the Site But Were Imported from RHDN’s 2024 Dump

    For clymax’s projects, click here. You can also follow him on YouTube or Twitter.

    Banned Without Warning

    The Discord ban came without warning or notification and was not discovered until July 6, 2025.

    Subsequently, the following message was sent to Romhack.ing (RHDI) staff via the RHDI website.

    May 29, 2026

    Last year, I randomly discovered I got banned from the RHDI Discord without warning or explanation.

    As a result, I regretfully submit a request to take down my hacks hosted on the site.

    Thank you for your kind attention in this matter.

    Takedown Request Rejected

    RHDI staff promptly replied:

    May 30, 2026

    Thank you for your message. After seeing your takedown request, we categorically reject it on the grounds of it being in response to a ban.

    On that note, we checked our records, and we can confirm that you were in fact banned. It was due to a violation of the following rule:

    No advertising or referrals unless it’s approved by staff.

    I will admit, a ban (without warning) is rather heavy handed for this. But if you would like to appeal and agree to follow the server rules, we can lift the ban.

    Alternative Just as Tyrannical

    One of our Hacking Legends, solidification, had this to say when notified of the news (quoted with permission):

    Imao you don’t own your own hacks

    But good to know that something that was literally spun up in response to t[yr]annical nonsense from RHDN in its ownership and potential loss is, uh, tyrannical

    The hacks and translations, now believed to be illegally hosted on RHDI, can be seen here.

    These hacks and translations were never submitted to RHDI by yours truly.

    Instead, they were imported from RHDN’s data dump from August 2024, as we previously reported here.

    So, what do you think? What’s worse, the silent ban or the refusal to honor a hack author’s takedown request? Would you want to submit your work to RHDI?

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  • TASer HappyLee Banned by TASVideos

    Alleges Abuse of Power by Moderators

    You can follow TASer HappyLee via YouTube or X.

    Original Post: http://youtube.com/post/UgkxjoAbvRuzjjzZJCD8SntFb9zUiih52KwT

    Tweet: https://x.com/HappyLeeHL/status/2093013050278457534

    Bilibili post (in Chinese): https://www.bilibili.com/opus/1241606978685370433

    August 26, 2026

    I got BANNED on TASVideos, AGAIN. This time, maybe permanently.

    I was first banned in 2023 for defending my TAS work. This time, I was banned for making arguments such as, “TAS should use TAS timing, not RTA timing.”

    The abuse of power by certain staff members is sickening. They attack and ban people simply for expressing opinions they don’t like.

    I joined TASVideos in 2007. It’s fair to say that I have contributed a great deal to the community over the past 19 years.

    Under its current terrible management, TASVideos is no longer the place I once loved. If talented TASers are not treated with respect, I would advise others to leave soon.

    If anyone builds a better TAS community-one with more common sense, respect for its contributors, and freedom of expression-please let me know.

    Since they’ve done this, don’t mind me calling them out for the rest of my life unless they unban me and apologize.

    [Editor’s note: for the forum topic that presumably led to the ban, click here.]

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  • Departed Developer UnsolidSnake’s Achievements Taken Down as “Unwelcome Concepts”

    Muted Just for Saying There Is a New Alternative for Playing Those Achievements

    To see UnsolidSnake’s developed sets on RA, click here.

    Mirrored at the sole discretion of clymax for sake of transparency on Retro Achievements, which was one of the aims of Moderator BahamutVoid in leaving his farewell letter not long after Administrator televandalist’s own resignation letter dropped. If you have any concerns with this mirror, please reach out to clymax directly.

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    Departure of Developer UnsolidSnake of Retro Achievements [Mirror]

    Original Link: https://retroachievements.org/forums/topic/26361?comment=403197#403197

    July 22, 2026

    Moving Goalposts of “Unwelcome Concepts” Cited

    Were these achievements justified to be demoted?

    Some users speak out.

    Muted for Response in the Set’s Official Forum Topic

    Well, thanks for showing why I want nothing to do with this site anymore.

    If anyone actually likes them, I have a significantly improved implementation. Message me if you are interested.

    The site mute was handed down even though the alternative was not even mentioned by name.

    A site-muted user cannot post in the forums or even respond to direct messages on the site.

    Was a site mute even warranted here? What forum rule was broken anyway?

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  • YouTube Breaks Promise, Removing “Dislike” Button from Shorts

    In the Latest Installment of Treating Your Content Creators Like Snowflakes

    For clymax’s projects, click here. You can also follow him on YouTube or Twitter.

    A while back, YouTube removed public Dislike counts as announced here (emphasis added):

    We’re making the dislike counts private across YouTube, but the dislike button is not going away.

    This change will start gradually rolling out today.

    Despite such a statement—and perhaps to no one’s surprise—YouTube recently finally added insult to injury by actually removing the Dislike button from Shorts, as announced here:

    [W]e’re … retiring the dislike button.

    Instead, we’ll rely on … “Not Interested” and “Don’t recommend this channel,” to … tune your feed and serve up content….

    The update sparked discussion across the web, such as on the r/mildlyinfuriating subreddit.

    Thanks a lot, YouTube.

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