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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yup, that's what happens whenever "civility" is the primary metric used for moderation.

Trolls post heinous nonsense, and respond to people in the most insufferable rage-bait-y manner. But if anyone so much as calls them an asshole, they get their comments removed for saying a no-no word.