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Got a 30-day ban from a local news page for quoting a city council speech
Last month, I posted a direct quote from our city council meeting in Phoenix about police funding. The page admin said it 'violated community standards' and muted me for 30 days. I just copied what the councilwoman said from the official stream. Now I cross-post everything to my own blog first, then share the link. What other sites are good for hosting your own words before sharing?
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ericp673d ago
I used to trust those pages but now I just post to my own site first.
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harperwright1d ago
Totally get that "post to my own site first" move. I had a whole thread vanish from a community page once, just for linking to a city budget PDF. It wasn't even an opinion, just the raw file. That's when it clicked for me that their platform, their rules, even if the info is public. Now my personal blog is my main hub for anything I might need to point back to later. It's just safer.
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The official Phoenix city council stream is a public record, but the news page is a private group with its own rules. They can ban you for any reason, even if you just quote public facts. Your blog idea is smart for keeping control. For other places, look at Substack or Ghost for writing, or even just a long Twitter thread. The key is owning the original post so they can't delete the source.
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