<![CDATA[Discord broke my API access a few days ago, and said I "broke their rules" for "spam".]]>Discord broke my API access a few days ago, and said I "broke their rules" for "spam".

At no point have they told me what I posted which broke their rules.

All I've done? Host a bridge to Matrix.

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Decentralize now.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://explains.social/users/veronica/statuses/01KPV25KVBSZRWCHJDD02MF9X2https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://explains.social/users/veronica/statuses/01KPV25KVBSZRWCHJDD02MF9X2Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:00:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Discord broke my API access a few days ago, and said I "broke their rules" for "spam". on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:59:31 GMT]]>I will note that API access is allowed on Discord under the terms of use. It's how moderation bots work.

This wasn't some hacked together thing. I followed the rules and they auto-banned me and won't tell me why.

This is centralization at work.

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