My local paper deleted my comment about a protest after it hit 500 shares

Nancy Sanchez · 2026-03-14T09:05:06.074066+00:00

I was just pointing out that the protest organizers had a permit, but the editors called it 'divisive'. Has anyone else seen legitimate facts get removed once a post gains traction?

baker.betty7mo ago

Remember most papers don't own their comment system, it's run by a third party with its own rules.

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cole_lee96mo ago

My buddy had his fact-check about a city budget meeting deleted once it started getting shared around. They just called it off-topic and locked the thread.

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lily977mo ago

What's the point of a comment section if they censor facts? They don't want the story getting out of hand, so they shut it down. Classic move.

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