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When your comment gets removed so only you and a handful of people (moderators) can see it, you are effectively deleting the comment. In the context of censorship, how is that any different from simply deleting the comment? You're reducing the visibility of a post from 100% to 0.0000001%.
Just because technically you didn't delete it and exists on a DB somewhere. No one cares. No judge would split hairs in such a stupid manner in the context of censorship.
Comment by Mathias_Greyjoy at 22/02/2024 at 04:32 UTC
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When your comment gets removed so only you and a handful of people (moderators) can see it, you are effectively deleting the comment.
I'm sorry, but this statment is simply untrue, and unfortunately born of total ignorance, and misunderstanding of how the whole system works. *"Effectively"*. No, it is not effectively deleting the comment. Again, this is an *extremely* simple concept to grasp.[1] I'm surprised you're not getting this.
No one cares. No judge would split hairs in such a stupid manner in the context of censorship.
People certainly care. It's exactly why people got so enraged when u/Spez edited (from the back end of the website) the text body of a user's comment. Admins/mods have every right to obscure rule breaking content from view, but they can't put words into user's mouths.
Everyone has the right to say what they want, but freedom of speech **≠** freedom from consequences. If I go into a store and start screaming at the top of my lungs, I will be asked to leave, and forcefully removed if I don't, as is the business owner's right. Because you have to face ***consequences*** for the things you do and say.
Comment by ashamed-of-yourself at 22/02/2024 at 01:05 UTC
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do you often have difficulty internalising new information and synthesising it into your worldview? or do you reject out of hand anything that contradicts your preconceived notions?