Warning: I saw a whole political debate get scrubbed from a local Facebook group in Boise last month

The admin said it was 'off topic' but the posts were about a city council vote, which seems pretty on topic to me. Has anyone else seen a platform rule stretched that thin to shut down a conversation?

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kai_bennett5d ago

My HOA once deleted a thread about trash pickup for being "divisive," which is my personal best for rule stretching.

hugo2363d ago

But that's the thing, it's not really stretching if the rule is that vague. @troy_fox has a point about avoiding arguments, but calling basic logistics "divisive" just means any talk can be shut down. They basically made a rule against having an opinion.

troy_fox4d agoTop Commenter

Wait, is that really stretching the rules? I mean, calling trash talk divisive feels like exactly what they're for, idk. Maybe they just wanted to avoid any argument at all.