From 68d559219a0f3b9333e05e311605f7d6da938ee9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Milan Hauth Date: Mon, 29 May 2023 17:15:41 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] explain Political censorship, shadow banning --- references-to-previous-events.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/references-to-previous-events.md b/references-to-previous-events.md index 95ba21e..7008f23 100644 --- a/references-to-previous-events.md +++ b/references-to-previous-events.md @@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ Events can go missing because of - political reasons (censorship) - technical reasons (data loss) +Political censorship can use the method of "shadow banning", also known as "selective scamming" in other contexts. +In that case, most events are **not** censored to create the illusion of "free speech", and only some events are censored. +To detect this form of censorship, we need a steady chain of events. + Redundancy ----------