{ "schemaVersion": 1, "canonicalUrl": "https://suddenlyui-tom.com/evidence/reddit-website-link-removal-thread", "jsonUrl": "https://suddenlyui-tom.com/evidence-data/reddit-website-link-removal-thread.json", "availableFormats": { "html": true, "json": true, "publicSource": true, "localCapture": true }, "record": { "sourceId": "R-007", "slug": "reddit-website-link-removal-thread", "title": "Website links, community debate, and two moderator-removed comments", "date": "2026-08-28", "captureDate": "2026-08-29", "category": "reddit", "classification": "documented", "summary": "Fifteen captures preserve the r/Ubiquiti discussion beneath Jon's UI-Tom removal announcement. LifeChange0900 and prisonerofmemewar each posted this investigation in a different reply branch; later captures show both link-bearing comments replaced by Reddit's notice, “Comment removed by moderator.”", "whatItEstablishes": [ "The removal announcement was posted by u/iKjQ2a4v. Suddenly_Engineer begins his reply, Thanks Jon; the publisher also identifies u/iKjQ2a4v as Jon's Reddit account.", "LifeChange0900 posted a visible link to suddenlyui-tom.com with an argument about undisclosed employment, moderation, corporate influence, and product recommendations. A later capture shows the same comment location and reply branch marked Comment removed by moderator.", "Prisonerofmemewar later edited a separate comment to add a link to suddenlyui-tom.com.", "A separate later capture preserves the same nested reply sequence beneath a deleted parent and Reddit's explicit notice, Comment removed by moderator. The matching reply branch connects that removal state to the earlier prisonerofmemewar comment.", "Two distinct comments linking the same investigation were therefore removed by r/Ubiquiti moderators in the same announcement thread.", "The discussion contains both criticism and defense of Tom, the moderators, this publication, and the asserted relevance of 16 CFR § 255.5.", "The currently published r/Ubiquiti rules list Ubiquiti relevance and a prohibition on AI/LLM-generated content. No supplied removal notice identifies either rule as the basis for this action." ], "whatItDoesNotEstablish": [ "The public interface does not identify which moderator removed the comment.", "The screenshots do not include an internal moderation log, report history, or private explanation for the removal.", "The moderator-removal notice does not cite a subreddit rule. The absence of a cited rule is not proof that moderators had no unstated or discretionary rationale.", "The captures do not establish whether both removals were performed by the same moderator.", "Participant statements about motives, legal liability, downvotes, friendships, or coordinated damage control remain participant allegations unless independently corroborated." ], "sourceUrl": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubiquiti/comments/1w1670o/uitom/", "image": "/evidence/reddit-uitom-thread-01.png", "imageAlt": "Top of Jon's Reddit UI-Tom announcement thread showing LifeChange0900 linking to suddenlyui-tom.com", "additionalImages": [ { "image": "/evidence/reddit-uitom-thread-02.png", "imageAlt": "Reddit replies criticizing and defending the linked investigation", "caption": "The first link branch continues with criticism of the site, a defense of the findings, and a claim that the link violated Reddit rules.", "sha256": "a75913fd3acd07a0f7863753fe86cf393b47ea3be6d211fc2e6f8a759cef105e" }, { "image": "/evidence/reddit-uitom-thread-03.png", "imageAlt": "Reddit thread showing Tom's acknowledgment and replies supporting him", "caption": "Tom's acknowledgment and replies that minimize the controversy or support his continued participation.", "sha256": "fbab68feac4001c2fe8c40bae329af8846092eaccfe120a995f52fd7927d1b1c" }, { "image": "/evidence/reddit-uitom-thread-04.png", "imageAlt": "Reddit replies debating whether Tom's acknowledgment was sufficient", "caption": "A critical reply calls for fuller ownership; other users reject or minimize that criticism.", "sha256": "fda22eda3512b6f788eef8f7e25490d81ba9fd5321bf2589594e0312ce68c8f9" }, { "image": "/evidence/reddit-uitom-thread-05.png", "imageAlt": "Reddit replies asking whether evidence links may be posted and raising 16 CFR 255.5", "caption": "Participants ask whether the evidence may be linked, allege a prior link was removed, and raise an FTC material-connection concern.", "sha256": "33083dc69814d818157ec545ea4757877c741cd0559acb982eb597685c04893c" }, { "image": "/evidence/reddit-uitom-thread-06.png", "imageAlt": "Reddit discussion of 16 CFR 255.5 with a skeptical reply", "caption": "The § 255.5 claim is challenged by another commenter.", "sha256": "63679ed1e4af320e3b712a3ddc65c217a1afeb91b075ec6cf47d5a48a6058acc" }, { "image": "/evidence/reddit-uitom-thread-07.png", "imageAlt": "Reddit commenter quotes section 255.5 and Example 8 with a counterargument below", "caption": "A commenter quotes the federal text and Example 8; another argues that the example is not directly applicable.", "sha256": "d644df708c76f87417d1d5109a9ea0100ea693cc4d948812ef124099741ffd5e" }, { "image": "/evidence/reddit-uitom-thread-08.png", "imageAlt": "Reddit users debate deception, product recommendations, and removal of a website link", "caption": "The thread continues with questions about alleged denials, recommendations, and a statement that a prior website-link post was removed.", "sha256": "c7d2ff480fe016e1afcb76f2a3c9186f1a7772f02e958f61183abd4463fb57d8" }, { "image": "/evidence/reddit-uitom-thread-09.png", "imageAlt": "Reddit comments about alleged undisclosed employment and moderator knowledge", "caption": "A participant says Tom denied being an employee; other comments range from criticism to dismissal.", "sha256": "2effb190c071380256673529658a86629449aaf2fdfda4d8fabcd2e600e97e2d" }, { "image": "/evidence/reddit-uitom-thread-10.png", "imageAlt": "Reddit discussion about unofficial status, censorship, and convention leaks", "caption": "Participants debate company influence and past removal of leaked convention material.", "sha256": "8403d0f026dba240b94e8b9f71a2d3d6c7119805886e4c108b237e8be9e13cef" }, { "image": "/evidence/reddit-uitom-thread-11.png", "imageAlt": "Reddit replies minimizing the controversy", "caption": "Additional replies dismiss or minimize the issue.", "sha256": "d9aad19bf93fd411431231d67a28a33dc3929a39ee08481cc01d911732cc318c" }, { "image": "/evidence/reddit-uitom-thread-12.png", "imageAlt": "Before capture showing prisonerofmemewar adding suddenlyui-tom.com to a Reddit comment", "caption": "Before: prisonerofmemewar edits the comment to add the investigation link; the nested reply branch remains visible beneath it.", "sha256": "42db73956f354be2e4e86cc61b2ee63922bd9224ad9358da4949e6e08b1eb1f8" }, { "image": "/evidence/reddit-uitom-thread-13.png", "imageAlt": "Closer before capture of prisonerofmemewar comment and its reply branch", "caption": "Before, continued: the link-bearing parent and reply sequence are shown together.", "sha256": "4e0c0e5a46141d80d9990d78885d59847a0b2fa3e25dcdf9deb0aa4605a4f508" }, { "image": "/evidence/reddit-uitom-thread-14.png", "imageAlt": "After capture of the same Reddit reply branch beneath a deleted parent marked Comment removed by moderator", "caption": "After: the same reply sequence remains, but the prisonerofmemewar parent is replaced by [deleted] and Comment removed by moderator.", "sha256": "b7abc865c726feee5470868a452a22922c186311f7a83364244ef68bfbe3f5b0" }, { "image": "/evidence/reddit-uitom-thread-15-lifechange-removed.png", "imageAlt": "Later Reddit capture showing LifeChange0900 marked Comment removed by moderator above the same replies that followed the investigation link", "caption": "After: LifeChange0900 remains named at the same position in the reply tree, but the link-bearing text is replaced by Comment removed by moderator.", "sha256": "8881d28c5d0ecf650771c05e60f7f0a7f6aee9ea2df516ad72eb3acc2d65cc24" } ], "sourceType": "Fifteen supplied Reddit captures and live public thread", "notes": "The first before-and-after attribution rests on the distinctive matching reply branch: nutscrape_navigator, prisonerofmemewar, scytob, nutscrape_navigator, BBSig, and shinkamui appear in the same order beneath both the prisonerofmemewar link and the later moderator-removal notice. The second pair is more direct: LifeChange0900 remains visibly named in the same position under scytob, with the same Capable-Magician2094, NeoTravel, scytob, and drumstikka replies beneath it, while the former link-bearing text is replaced by Comment removed by moderator. The live public page independently preserves the announcement, u/iKjQ2a4v as its author, Suddenly_Engineer's Thanks Jon reply, the § 255.5 debate, and one moderator-removed branch. Role attribution beyond what Reddit visibly labels is publisher supplied.", "sha256": "1b0bca7513bf782f2c613b62126a3f966afa787108f89b733ca00bcd1b64db00", "exactQuote": "I haven't seen anyone talking about the issue. What am I missing? Edit: Ah found it... https://suddenlyui-tom.com/", "speaker": "prisonerofmemewar", "attributionStatus": "verified", "relatedEvidence": [ "M-002", "D-010", "R-005" ], "surroundingContext": [ { "timestamp": "6 hours after the announcement", "speaker": "LifeChange0900", "quote": "https://suddenlyui-tom.com … He took many actions and made many comments relying on the cover of not being caught." }, { "timestamp": "later capture · after removal", "speaker": "Reddit interface · LifeChange0900 branch", "quote": "Comment removed by moderator" }, { "timestamp": "16 hours after the announcement", "speaker": "financiallyanal", "quote": "It's much more. One issue is the mods may not allow the links to the evidence. Mods? Can we post it?" }, { "timestamp": "15 hours after the announcement", "speaker": "Eckx", "quote": "Someone posted it and the mods (Jon, probably) removed it." }, { "timestamp": "16 hours after the announcement", "speaker": "TangerineAlpaca", "quote": "Someone on the Ubiquiti Discord posted about this being a major FTC violation … This falls under 16 CFR § 255.5." }, { "timestamp": "16 hours after the announcement", "speaker": "ckdxxx", "quote": "If you actually read and understood CFR § 255.5, you would know this is not the case." }, { "timestamp": "4 hours after the announcement", "speaker": "TangerineAlpaca", "quote": "I saw it posted here earlier but then the mods removed that post entirely even though it didn't violate any of their community guidelines." }, { "timestamp": "18 hours after the announcement · before removal", "speaker": "prisonerofmemewar", "quote": "I haven't seen anyone talking about the issue. What am I missing? Edit: Ah found it... https://suddenlyui-tom.com/" }, { "timestamp": "later capture · after removal", "speaker": "Reddit interface", "quote": "[deleted] · Comment removed by moderator" } ], "editorialAssessment": "Two users placed the same evidence link in separate branches of a moderator-authored accountability thread, and moderators removed both comments. Neither notice identifies a rule or responsible moderator. Both comments concerned Ubiquiti and the announcement they answered, while the captures provide no indication that either comment was AI-generated. I conclude that the repeated action was active suppression of the investigation link. The record cannot identify who acted, whether one moderator performed both removals, or what undisclosed rationale the team may have applied.", "additionalSources": [ { "label": "Current r/Ubiquiti rules · JSON", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubiquiti/about/rules.json" }, { "label": "Current r/Ubiquiti community description · JSON", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubiquiti/about.json" }, { "label": "u/iKjQ2a4v profile", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/iKjQ2a4v/" } ], "localCaptureAvailable": true } }