Got into it with a mod on Reddit last night about shadowbanning

I posted a link to a news article about a local protest in Chicago, nothing crazy, and it got instantly removed with no reason given. A mod finally messaged me back saying it was 'misinformation' but wouldn't point out what was wrong. I asked for their criteria and they just ghosted me. Has anyone else hit this wall where they won't even explain the rule you broke?

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the_hayden4d ago

Did they show you any evidence it was actually misinformation?

emeryj664d ago

Pick up on that point @the_hayden and ask them to show the actual proof or a link to whatever flagged it, because vague "misinformation" labels don't hold water without receipts.

shane_hayes4d ago

Hang on, @the_hayden, you're kinda missing the big problem here. The thing is, even if they showed "proof" of some random flagged post, it still wouldn't prove the whole label was right. @emeryj66 had it more right than you're giving credit for - the issue is that these platforms often flag stuff based on incomplete context or just bad algorithms, you know? Plus they rarely show the actual source of the "misinformation" claim, just a vague warning. It's like being told you're wrong but never getting to see the right answer key. That's why people get so frustrated, because without seeing the receipts, it's just their word against the platform's word. And the platform's word usually wins by default, even when it's wrong.

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