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I am a regular commenter on the Huffington Post. A few years ago they required everyone to use Facebook if you wanted to comment on the Huffington Post articles. Everything was great and I got a lot of Likes too for my comments. One day my Facebook Likes went dead on the Huffington Post comment section. I couldn't figure out what was wrong and didn't think I was banned. I might not be a Bernie supporter but it doesn't mean I should be censored. And I could see my comments on the articles, just no Likes.
I asked my friend to go to the Huffington Post article and Like my post. When he went there he said that he couldn't see my post at all!!!!! When I showed him my login screen he was really confused. I don't know how they are doing this but the Huffington Post is probably censoring Facebook comments or filtering them out.
I looked at the Huffington Post comment policy. Frequently Asked Questions
I wasn't in any violation and I didn't receive any notice. My comments were still visible. But only to me. And then I found this article on Facebook stealth censorship at the Huffington Post.
Stealthy Censorship at the Huffington Post
It is frustrating to invest in being a commenter and participating at a website. If they break their own terms of behavior or legal terms, what are the consequences? I am interested in knowing if legal terms are worth anything at all or if a website can put up anything in their legal terms and not abide by them. I can't say for sure what is going on at the Huffington Post but something is wrong if my smart posts can be made to disappear because they aren't in their political agenda.
I asked my friend to go to the Huffington Post article and Like my post. When he went there he said that he couldn't see my post at all!!!!! When I showed him my login screen he was really confused. I don't know how they are doing this but the Huffington Post is probably censoring Facebook comments or filtering them out.
I looked at the Huffington Post comment policy. Frequently Asked Questions
I wasn't in any violation and I didn't receive any notice. My comments were still visible. But only to me. And then I found this article on Facebook stealth censorship at the Huffington Post.
Stealthy Censorship at the Huffington Post
It is frustrating to invest in being a commenter and participating at a website. If they break their own terms of behavior or legal terms, what are the consequences? I am interested in knowing if legal terms are worth anything at all or if a website can put up anything in their legal terms and not abide by them. I can't say for sure what is going on at the Huffington Post but something is wrong if my smart posts can be made to disappear because they aren't in their political agenda.