Got a 30-day temp ban from a community for quoting a public city council meeting transcript

I posted a direct quote from Austin's city council meeting last November about a zoning vote and the mods said it was 'disruptive.' When I linked the official .gov transcript they doubled down and muted me. Has anyone else had mods block public records just because they didn't like what was in them?

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cameron6841mo ago

Have you tried filing a Reddit admin report specifically about content moderation interfering with public records? I had almost the same thing happen in a different sub and got the policy reversed after I showed them the transcript links. Sometimes these mod teams just dig in their heels until someone above them steps in.

dakota_singh391mo ago

Have you been documenting everything with screenshots and timestamps before you submit the admin report? I had a similar situation with a city subreddit a while back, and what finally worked for me was showing the admins the exact rule they were breaking, not just complaining about it. @cameron684 is right - a lot of these mod teams get stubborn because they think no one will push back. The key is to keep your report short and focus on the specific policy violation, not the personal drama. I spent almost two weeks going back and forth with mods before I went to the admins and got the whole thing sorted in less than a day. Just make sure you have your evidence ready and cite the exact sitewide rule they're ignoring.