Posted on 08/19/2022 1:51:08 PM PDT by Magnatron
Okay, let's chat, Mods...
There seems to be our own version of shadow banning going on here at Free Republic. It's not acceptable on Twitter, and it sure as heck shouldn't be acceptable here of all places.
I've noticed several times where topics get mysteriously deleted. Not some -- as a mod might disagree with one -- but the whole slate gets wiped. When topics are deleted, the posts are no longer bumped into categories that people follow -- in other words, shadow banned. A recent example for me was this post:
The post was tagged with the topics Culture/Society and Miscellaneous. Some nitwit added keywords notnews. Shortly after that, the topics were deleted and the post essentially disappeared.
The story was actually news, but I didn't flag it as such because it was a CNN article.
I've seen this happen several times on different news stories, some not on sources such as CNN. I've heard from others on this board that they have experienced the same thing. For a discussion board -- and for topics that are not violent, harmful, or insulting -- this is really unacceptable, and it really should stop. We have a great filter already in place here at Free Republic. It's called free will. If someone doesn't like the post, simply move on and don't read it. We really don't need mods doing the same thing we complain about in leftist social media.
That's my piece. It's getting a bit tiresome. I'd be interested to hear how many others have seen this happen, or simply call for me to get zotted. I've been here a long time and a lot has run off my back over the years, but we shouldn't aspire to being speech fascists here. There's plenty of that outside of these walls to contend with.
Rant over. Go ahead and call the kitties. It'll be interesting how long this post is allowed to stay up...
There were multiple Luke Knox threads, but I don’t know whose was first. Usually they don’t get deleted, but locked.
That was a pretty funny show.
I think most people didn’t get Chris Elliot.
I see them locked with a grey box at the top and it will link, then say “Search still works”.
I’m pretty sure mine was the first one. I did a search on both the headline and the keyword Knox. I’m usually pretty good about that.
But then again “Search Works” doesn’t always work...
Try the “Report Abuse” button.
I understand, and I’m not faulting you.
I’m just putting possibilities out there.
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Nuf said?
😂 I'm sure this post already has had a few of those sent.
I did. Loved the guy.
That’s the one Jane. Interesting, though. Both topics have been reinstated. I redid the Misc. Someone else added Society back in. The slate was clean earlier.
Twitter has jumped the shark.
The site is overrun with morons, and their newer software has the threads so fragmented that it's not worth going there for much beyond certain breaking news topics.
Oh Noes
They took down my post
Oh noes
Not miscellaneous
I haven’t seen a Viking kitty for a while.
The search function frequently does not work.
I know when trying to find back articles it is very difficult to get it to work.
Here kitty kitty!!!
Sniff!!!!
IBTZ!
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