A mod in r/MemeGraveyard told me my 'banned meme' breakdown was lazy and it completely changed how I post here
I used to just drop a screenshot of some blocked meme and call it censorship with zero context. Then u/HollowPoint83 commented on my post about a Kenya election meme that 'deleting the meme isn't the story, who ordered the delete is' and honestly he was right. Now I dig into the actual platform rule, the country, and a date before I say a word about free speech, like the Philippines fact-check label fight back in 2022. Anyone here keep a running list of which countries block memes over actual laws versus just platform policy?
Man, that HollowPoint83 comment hit hard for a reason, solid pushback beats lazy posting every time. I started doing the same thing after watching Turkey bounce back and forth between actual court orders and just TikTok being TikTok, and keeping notes on which is which saved me from looking dumb more than once. Hang in there with the list, it gets easier once you sort laws from platform mood swings.