Major threads on Reddit typically have ~5-10% of comments removed. Anything political and it goes to ~25% [1]. When pushback gets [removed], not just downvoted

Major threads on Reddit typically have ~5-10% of comments removed. Anything political and it goes to ~25% [1]. When pushback gets [removed], not just downvoted, you start to think certain topics have unquestioned support. So it's easy to forget that what's mainstream or controversial on Reddit and Twitter can be very different than real life.