I’m so sad that happened. I left all Meta platforms, but I miss your stories. We will continue to share MLK’s hope and strength with our children and others. I spent the day reading books about MLK with my two boys and talking about his kindness! ❤️
It’s BEEN happening! Remember all who were silenced/deleted/demonetized during Covid and since? This is nothing new. It’s just a first for Sharon’s account. Some of us have experienced it for years.
You are absolutely and completely incorrect. Social media platforms were made aware of lies, misinformation and disinformation that was being posted about Covid and asked to enforce their own rules regarding same. Said platforms have now, in complete anticipatory obedience to the most inveterate liar to ever hold public office, abandoned fact checking and hate speech moderation. You voted for this. What corrosive effects do you think this will have on our country and society as a whole? There is no comparison between trying to save lives during a pandemic and Meta being so afraid of MAGA that they block an historian’s post on Martin Luther King, Jr. None.
My point was not that the two were completely equal. Just stating what did occur in the past that many experienced (and no, not all of it was bad information). As we have recently learned much of the removal of information was directed by the Biden administration and not necessarily due to the posts validity. FYI, I heard today that there were various posts on Meta platforms yesterday that were deleted due to possibly being deemed copyright infringement. I wondered if this may have been what happened with Sharon’s post? I have no idea, of course, it just peaked my interest when I heard on the radio while running errands.
“As we have recently heard.” “I heard today.” More gaslighting. This ridiculous censorship narrative regarding Covid lies is no different than the white washing of enslavers trying to keep their slaves as State’s rights or Our Glorious Cause or repeatedly calling the despicable and horrendous attack on law enforcement and our Capitol a Day of Love. Broadcasting it over and over and over does not make it so.
“I JUST GOT THE NEWS FROM MY LAWYER… I GOT A PARDON BABY! THANK YOU PRESIDENT TRUMP!!!” Jacob Chansley, dubbed the QAnon shaman as a reflection of his horned-animal headdress and body paint at the January 6, 2021, riot inside the U.S. Capitol, posted on X shortly after President Donald Trump commuted the sentences of or pardoned all those convicted of crimes related to the events of that day.
“NOW I AM GONNA BY SOME MOTHA FU*KIN GUNS!!! I LOVE THIS COUNTRY!!! GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!” he continued. “J6ers are getting released & JUSTICE HAS COME… EVERYTHING done in the dark WILL come to light!”
Save your laughing/crying emojis for the families of all the Capitol police who were killed or injured as a result of the attacks by Trump’s frothing-at- the-mouth supporters who were enraged by The Big Steal, the most despicable gaslighting effort of them all.
The bigger issue here is the ability to pardon by the executive branch as has been evidenced by the current and outgoing Presidents. Fault lies with both.
I recently deleted all Meta apps from my phone and now will only log into Instagram via my desktop. Your content is one of the only reasons I’ve even kept my account. What you share is an invaluable resource and I’ve learned a tremendous amount from you and your book and your posts. Thank you for what you do. Please don’t stop
What do we do when all social media platforms are taken over by the right wing? In all seriousness, how do we fight this content moderation and censorship? It's getting scary out here.
Actually, Leigh did not call you a bozo. She referred to right wing claims as “bozo claims.” In other words, the claims are ridiculous. Those making them, however, are quite serious and believe the misinformation they’ve been given. There is a distinction :-)
The thing that discourages me the most about both of your responses is the blanket statements regarding the right wing, their claims, and "misinformation". This is a complete stereotyping and disregard of an entire group of people. The lack of open-mindedness to another side's perspective is incredibly discouraging to me. This is why our country is so divided. People don't even start from a position of assuming that most people on the other side are good people with sound minds. They just lump them together and throw them out. When I said the right (which, yes, is the side I identify with) has been censored for 4 years, there was no "curiousity", sympathy, camaraderie (now that your side is experiencing it, too), or benefit of the doubt from either of you. You assume that people were always censored for good reason - until now, when people you follow are being censored, too. Now that your side is experiencing it, we should be able to agree: censorship is noy good. Instead, incredulously, we're just being more divided.
Well, I, for one, was glad that Covid/vaccine misinformation was flagged and in some cases deleted. Covid killed almost a million of our fellow Americans. Tragic! And the vaccine saved countless lives. I don’t think you can compare Covid misinformation with an MLK video.
I don’t agree that the info “turned out being correct.” Fauci was pardoned because Trump is mean and spiteful. Fauci didn’t toe the line w Trump. Fauci is a scientist who believes in and trusts science. He has been a faithful servant to the American people for over fifty years. He deserves protection—not retribution from a small-minded, hateful man.
Several years ago, several Dems went on the news and talked about how bad preemptive pardons are in response to Trump considering it. Now the tables have turned. There is more to these pre-emptive pardons than Trump being a “mean evil orange man”
It wasn’t just covid misinformation that was flagged. Health related topics - such as how to treat covid holistically (vit c, vit d, sunshine) were also removed. The hashtag #naturalhealth was blocked on IG.
It was a slippery slope and is wrong whether you agree with the information that is being shared(and then censored) or not.
Several reputable doctors were cancelled - I believe that’s what you are referring to. In hindsight their research of vindicated.. Believe it was The Barrington Declaration. Had to do with a better way to manage Covid without shutting down everything.
I understand the desire to leave Meta. But if we all leave, it becomes another echo chamber for MAGA. If we stay, we can counter the lies and keep rais9ng our voices in protest. It won't be easy, but I believe it's necessary.
Bizarre! After all of the censorship of the past few years, why was this the first time you were censored? And for a post about history! I didn't see the post but it doesn't make any sense.
I have left Facebook. I remained on Instagram because of creators like Sharon. I deleted TikTok. I feel like I need to waste less time on social media anyway. Doom scrolling is bad for my mental health.
I’m so sad that happened. I left all Meta platforms, but I miss your stories. We will continue to share MLK’s hope and strength with our children and others. I spent the day reading books about MLK with my two boys and talking about his kindness! ❤️
This is why I deleted all Meta accounts. I hated to leave you on Insta, but I can't support them anymore.
Will you be sharing the video that was removed elsewhere?
It’s happening…I’m absolutely not shocked but still reeling from what is already happening & what’s to come. It’s absolutely going to be worse.
Like, the Gulf of America?!
It’s BEEN happening! Remember all who were silenced/deleted/demonetized during Covid and since? This is nothing new. It’s just a first for Sharon’s account. Some of us have experienced it for years.
You are absolutely and completely incorrect. Social media platforms were made aware of lies, misinformation and disinformation that was being posted about Covid and asked to enforce their own rules regarding same. Said platforms have now, in complete anticipatory obedience to the most inveterate liar to ever hold public office, abandoned fact checking and hate speech moderation. You voted for this. What corrosive effects do you think this will have on our country and society as a whole? There is no comparison between trying to save lives during a pandemic and Meta being so afraid of MAGA that they block an historian’s post on Martin Luther King, Jr. None.
My point was not that the two were completely equal. Just stating what did occur in the past that many experienced (and no, not all of it was bad information). As we have recently learned much of the removal of information was directed by the Biden administration and not necessarily due to the posts validity. FYI, I heard today that there were various posts on Meta platforms yesterday that were deleted due to possibly being deemed copyright infringement. I wondered if this may have been what happened with Sharon’s post? I have no idea, of course, it just peaked my interest when I heard on the radio while running errands.
“As we have recently heard.” “I heard today.” More gaslighting. This ridiculous censorship narrative regarding Covid lies is no different than the white washing of enslavers trying to keep their slaves as State’s rights or Our Glorious Cause or repeatedly calling the despicable and horrendous attack on law enforcement and our Capitol a Day of Love. Broadcasting it over and over and over does not make it so.
You forgot to add the Russian disinformation regarding Hunter’s laptop…😂
“I JUST GOT THE NEWS FROM MY LAWYER… I GOT A PARDON BABY! THANK YOU PRESIDENT TRUMP!!!” Jacob Chansley, dubbed the QAnon shaman as a reflection of his horned-animal headdress and body paint at the January 6, 2021, riot inside the U.S. Capitol, posted on X shortly after President Donald Trump commuted the sentences of or pardoned all those convicted of crimes related to the events of that day.
“NOW I AM GONNA BY SOME MOTHA FU*KIN GUNS!!! I LOVE THIS COUNTRY!!! GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!” he continued. “J6ers are getting released & JUSTICE HAS COME… EVERYTHING done in the dark WILL come to light!”
Save your laughing/crying emojis for the families of all the Capitol police who were killed or injured as a result of the attacks by Trump’s frothing-at- the-mouth supporters who were enraged by The Big Steal, the most despicable gaslighting effort of them all.
You are correct..No, it’s not new..just back..resurrected w/a vengeance. Operable word.
The bigger issue here is the ability to pardon by the executive branch as has been evidenced by the current and outgoing Presidents. Fault lies with both.
I recently deleted all Meta apps from my phone and now will only log into Instagram via my desktop. Your content is one of the only reasons I’ve even kept my account. What you share is an invaluable resource and I’ve learned a tremendous amount from you and your book and your posts. Thank you for what you do. Please don’t stop
What do we do when all social media platforms are taken over by the right wing? In all seriousness, how do we fight this content moderation and censorship? It's getting scary out here.
There’s still Bluesky 🦋 !!
Come join me! Would be even more amazing if Sharon started an account there, too!
I’ll join. I really hope Sharon does too.
All documents are going to be released soon of MLK assassination etc. It’s about time. Thanks PresidentTrump.
The right has been dealing with this censorship for the past 4 years. Welcome.
You sound lovely. Thanks for calling me a bozo.
Actually, Leigh did not call you a bozo. She referred to right wing claims as “bozo claims.” In other words, the claims are ridiculous. Those making them, however, are quite serious and believe the misinformation they’ve been given. There is a distinction :-)
The thing that discourages me the most about both of your responses is the blanket statements regarding the right wing, their claims, and "misinformation". This is a complete stereotyping and disregard of an entire group of people. The lack of open-mindedness to another side's perspective is incredibly discouraging to me. This is why our country is so divided. People don't even start from a position of assuming that most people on the other side are good people with sound minds. They just lump them together and throw them out. When I said the right (which, yes, is the side I identify with) has been censored for 4 years, there was no "curiousity", sympathy, camaraderie (now that your side is experiencing it, too), or benefit of the doubt from either of you. You assume that people were always censored for good reason - until now, when people you follow are being censored, too. Now that your side is experiencing it, we should be able to agree: censorship is noy good. Instead, incredulously, we're just being more divided.
If ‘the right has been censored for years’ is not a blanket statement, I don’t know what is.
Well said Emily. It is baffling to me that this is creating more of a divide when it has been happening for years. Thank you for speaking the truth.
This is what many have been experiencing for the past several years. It hits different when it actually happens to each of us personally.
Well, I, for one, was glad that Covid/vaccine misinformation was flagged and in some cases deleted. Covid killed almost a million of our fellow Americans. Tragic! And the vaccine saved countless lives. I don’t think you can compare Covid misinformation with an MLK video.
Much of the blocked/deleted information turned out being correct. Why do you think Biden felt the need to pardon Fauci today?
I don’t agree that the info “turned out being correct.” Fauci was pardoned because Trump is mean and spiteful. Fauci didn’t toe the line w Trump. Fauci is a scientist who believes in and trusts science. He has been a faithful servant to the American people for over fifty years. He deserves protection—not retribution from a small-minded, hateful man.
Several years ago, several Dems went on the news and talked about how bad preemptive pardons are in response to Trump considering it. Now the tables have turned. There is more to these pre-emptive pardons than Trump being a “mean evil orange man”
It wasn’t just covid misinformation that was flagged. Health related topics - such as how to treat covid holistically (vit c, vit d, sunshine) were also removed. The hashtag #naturalhealth was blocked on IG.
It was a slippery slope and is wrong whether you agree with the information that is being shared(and then censored) or not.
Several reputable doctors were cancelled - I believe that’s what you are referring to. In hindsight their research of vindicated.. Believe it was The Barrington Declaration. Had to do with a better way to manage Covid without shutting down everything.
This.
Exactly
Wonder what triggered the deletion?
But is the censorship enough for you to consider abandoning Meta platforms entirely?
I understand the desire to leave Meta. But if we all leave, it becomes another echo chamber for MAGA. If we stay, we can counter the lies and keep rais9ng our voices in protest. It won't be easy, but I believe it's necessary.
Watching that speech has always made me cry, but today I shed some tears for you too Sharon. We will continue to rise up.
Do we know why? It seems it wasn’t removed from FB. There has been so much censorship on social the last few years.
But taking away Denali & returning to Mt McKinley..🤷🏻♀️
Wow, that is absolutely horrendous censorship
Bizarre! After all of the censorship of the past few years, why was this the first time you were censored? And for a post about history! I didn't see the post but it doesn't make any sense.
Left meta. So sad they blocked this
I have left Facebook. I remained on Instagram because of creators like Sharon. I deleted TikTok. I feel like I need to waste less time on social media anyway. Doom scrolling is bad for my mental health.