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> The U.S. anti-vax group is quite vocal and quite large. Yes, here [1] is an example of a pro-vax comment, made by a flaired user, removed from r/conservative
by rhaksw 5y ago
> The U.S. anti-vax group is quite vocal and quite large.
Yes, here [1] is an example of a pro-vax comment, made by a flaired user, removed from r/conservative. The user was probably not notified of the removal, and the comment appears to its author as if it was not removed. To me, that is very misleading. I consider such removals a form of misinformation; other users only see a version of the discussion that is wholly anti-vax. Also, since that comment received 400+ upvotes, you can imagine many of those voters might have left the same comment if they hadn't found that one to upvote.
When a moderator removes a highly upvoted comment, they're not just removing one author's point of view, they're removing the opinions of all the people who voted for it.
[1] https://archive.is/yk9QQ https://archive.is/yk9QQ
- paulryanrogers 5y agoSo a shadow ban? I wonder if upvoters can still see the otherwise now invisible comment
- rhaksw 5y agoUpvoters cannot see removed comments. You can try it here [1] yourself to see the effect. It's also possible for moderators to add a username to a subreddit's automod config to silently remove all their comments, and that would be a "shadow ban" from that subreddit. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/CantSayAnything/about/sticky https://www.reddit.com/r/CantSayAnything/about/sticky
- blackbrokkoli 5y agoGreat mirror to the comment one thread up selling /r/conservative as an example of most reasonable right-leaning people jsut discussing and getting unfairly hated by the rest of Reddit.