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Alabama
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Scratch is a good site to learn how to code, but you should probably use the offline version. Don't get me wrong, the community is a pretty cool place, but you can get banned for anything.

My account was IP banned on Christmas. The thing is, I wasn't muted, and I was warned 5 times - once for advertising a live-streaming event, once for expressing some self-stuff I was going to do because of 2020 and the stress. I even got a warning for making a Karen joke. Then, I was warned for asking for personal information, which I don't remember doing. The others, I can't remember.

An IP ban for minor things? That's kinda sus.

All-in-all, the site is great, but the moderators are pretty strict. If you really would like to code, stick to the offline version.

Date of experience: January 5, 2021
Canada
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Scratch ruined my life
December 13, 2020

At first, Scratch was a Very nice place but now I have been on It for 10 months and they blocked me because I used the word "Skype" Isn't that stupid? I'll be unblocked on December 15,2020
Here is the link to my profile anyways
https://scratch.mit.edu/users/tornadocatty/

Date of experience: December 13, 2020
Australia
1 review
8 helpful votes
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Scratch sucks!
April 28, 2022

Ok let me start by saying that scratch was released in may 2007 and was one of the best coding and interactive site ever! :) Now when I made a account they thought that i was specifically dating which was fake and just being kind to a woman doesn't mean that I was dating!( The account was deleted and I made another account for the last time but unfortunately I got banned after 2 days and 13 hours because just being a block on my old account! :( This must be stopped otherwise this isn't tolerated! The scratch guidelines are too much and millions of scratchers are getting banned everyday! :( Im never using this freaking account ever again I rate this 1/5 Never use scratch! :( I'm freaking lost it! :(

Date of experience: April 28, 2022
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I got IP Banned…
August 18, 2023

On August 4th 2023, For some reason, my main Scratch account: [Cosmibox] got banned because another account: [BttututDaRuulBraekur] is banned too. We didn't do anything wrong. After I appealed to the Scratch Team, it leads to a response saying that my account will not be unblocked. This is humilitating! And around 5pm, I got permanently IP banned due to the same reason.

Date of experience: August 18, 2023
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Don't use
March 26, 2024

Made my friend kill themself. Never use again. Don't recommend it to anyone. The moderation sucks so innoccent people get banned and the bullies don't.

Date of experience: March 26, 2024
Maine
1 review
3 helpful votes
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So i got unbanned on march 31,2022 and then i keep getting false reported. So i created a new account called PinkLemonBackup because my account was banned. Scratch's moderation stinks. Why do they ban people for no reason. I need my account back. Scratch, fix your moderation. I am sick and tired of this. Why did i continue to break their community guidelines. This is getting stupid. And they need to bring back my account and they sent me to jail. I did not do anything wrong.

Date of experience: August 28, 2022
Maine
1 review
10 helpful votes
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Why scratch team, you are acting like a psychopath. Scratch, your moderation is worse then roblox right now. I do coding but now you banned me for no reason. Why? Why?! WHY!?!?!?!? I was doing right things until you permanently banned me from scratch. You didn't give me an appeal. And also, you deleted my account after 2 days of what my account got banned. Why scratch, why? I am never coming to scratch ever again.

Date of experience: October 22, 2022
Indiana
1 review
4 helpful votes
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There are so many Gacha life protects like mine and mine got reported this is not the first time some one has tried to report my project but last time it was my pitcher but it was some one how bid not like the fact my prow foal pitcher was gay

Date of experience: January 6, 2021
Belgium
1 review
0 helpful votes
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They banned me for putting an emoji when it is appropiate and it's a number, how dare they have this moderation, AND they even IP banned me so I cannot login to scratch.

Here is a picture of me getting IP banned...

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Date of experience: February 18, 2024
Wisconsin
1 review
3 helpful votes
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So yes I advertised on alternative accounts but it's literally the only way to get views on your projects that you work for hours on I broke no rules on my main account it says I 'tried to get around a block' Also I put in a request to unblock my main I contacted them on one of my oldest accounts (because you literally can't do anything when they block you) it's been over a week and all I got is an automated message like I know they're a big company but still other stuff that I've contacted with problems have responded within a 3 day period also they blocked every account with my email because I broke ONE rule which is no spamming but other than all of that it's a good start for young coders and stuff

Date of experience: May 1, 2023

Overview

Scratch has a rating of 1.8 stars from 93 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Scratch most frequently mention new account, year olds and ban people. Scratch ranks 152nd among Kids Educational Resources sites.

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